Cambodian Buddhist Holy Figure: Buddha

This is a Cambodian Buddhist wall hanging depicting the historic Buddha.

Buddha is usually represented with curly hair, a style which actually came to India and Asia from the Mediterranean styles of classical Greece; a bump or topknot on the top of this head indicating his wisdom and openness to enlightenment; long exaggerated earlobes, showing that while he was a nobleman he wore large, jeweled earplugs and that as a monk, he rejected such ornamentation; and a "third eye", "urna" of wisdom to beam energy and illuminate the world.

Buddhism is a religion in which people follow the teachings of the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) who lived and taught about 2500 years ago. Buddhists do not believe in a personal creator god. Buddhists believe in the Four Noble Truths, including that life is suffering because we are attached to our desires, but that suffering and attachment can be ended by living according to the Noble Eight-fold Path (ex. right thinking, right working, right speaking). The holy book is called the Tripitaka. It contains the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhists believe in rebirth after death (reincarnation). Their goal is to become Enlightened, to achieve Nirvana, and break the cycle of birth and death.
Source:
https://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/bud/5budmain.htm#:~:text=In addition to the mudras,story of the historical Buddha.