Table of Contents I. Buddha Images 2 The First Wooden Statue of the Buddha 4 The First Metal Statue of the Buddha 6 The First Painting of the Buddha 8 Paying Respect to Images of the Buddha 9 II. What the Buddha Looked Like in Person 13 The Golden Body of the Buddha 13 The Resplendent Appearance of the Buddha 14 An Enlightened Being is Still Subject to Impermanence 22 An Enlightened Being Still Encounters Hardship 25 III. The Formless True Body of the Buddha 28 The True Body of the Buddha is Formless 28 The Manifestations of the True Body of the Buddha 31 The True Body of the Buddha is Everywhere 34 The True Body of the Buddha is Eternal 36
