The majority of people throughout the world show extreme preference for the right hand. We studied lateral bias depicted in ancient Indian sculptures dating between the 7th and 9th centuries ad. A total of 288 sculptures were selected from various excavation sites/museums and the frequencies were computed on 13 different criteria in order to see the preferential bias for hand depicted in sculptures of male and female figures. The findings are discussed in the light of Hindu mythology and rituals.

中文翻译：

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惯性，印度教和雕塑：寻找横向化的证据。

全世界大多数人对右手都表现出极大的偏爱。我们研究了在公元7至9世纪的古代印度雕塑中描绘的横向偏差。从各个发掘地点/博物馆中总共选择了288个雕塑，并根据13个不同的标准计算频率，以查看男性和女性人物雕塑中对手工描绘的偏爱。根据印度神话和仪式对这些发现进行了讨论。