The first of the Six Scholarly ornaments, Indian Scholar, Nagarjuna, sits in vajra isana with both his hands in dharmacakra mudra, He wears monastic robes, and his hair is surmounted by an usnisa, identifying him as an enlightened being. Above his head is a canopy of snakes, symbolising that he was protected by nagas. Encircled by aureoles of tight rays, coloured blue and pink, he is surrounded by a verdant