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| | Barhut Did You Mean barhut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Barhut, or Bharhut, is a location in Madhya Pradesh, Central India, known for its famous Buddhist stupa. |
 | | In confirmity with the early aniconic phase of Buddhist art, the Buddha is only represented through symbols, such as the dharma wheel, the Bodhi tree, an empty seat, footprints, or the triratana symbol. |
 | | The style is generally flat (no scuptures in the round), and all characters are depicted wearing the Indian dhoti, except for one foreigner, thought to be an Indo-Greek kings, with Buddhist symbolism. |
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