Lord Budha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called Bhumisparsha Mudra'. It symbolizes

Options

A. Budha's calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation
B. Budha's calling of the Earth to withness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara
C. Budha's reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and fainally dissolve into the Earth and thus this is transityory
D. Both the statements 'a' and 'b' are correct in the context

Answer

D