Question

until the second century, how would siddhartha gautama be represented in artwork?

○ on detailed reliefs

○ as a teacher and a god

○ as carved deities

○ through symbols

Explanation:

To answer this, we recall the historical representation of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) in art until the second century. Before the second century, Buddhist art often represented the Buddha through symbols (like the wheel, footprints, etc.) rather than direct human - like depictions. "On detailed reliefs" is not specific to pre - second - century Buddha representation. "As a teacher and a god" and "As carved deities" involve direct human - like or divine depictions which came later. So the correct representation was through symbols.

Answer:

D. Through symbols