Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as **Reason (R):** Assertion (A):** The Sarnath school of sculpture is characterized by a complete absence of the physical sensuality and heavy musculature that marked the earlier Mathura school. **Reason (R):** The Sarnath artists focused on spiritual abstraction and inner serenity, using smooth, plain surfaces and transparent drapery to emphasize the spiritual glow (tejas) of the Buddha. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false.
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true.

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