Brown University
Brown University: Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings: A Photographic Survey
A survey of three Buddhist temples in the Mustang district of Tibet. Includes words of a Tibetan prayer as well as an audio file, details about Mustang, explanations of Tibetan art, and images of paintings found in the temples.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Religions in Art
At World Religions in Art, the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism--serve as lenses through which artistic production is examined in terms of its subject matter, sources of inspiration, meaning,...
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Alliance of Religions and Conservation: What Do Buddhists Believe? Buddhist Monk
Buddhist monk, at study.
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Unesco: Japan: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu Ji Area
There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden...
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Bbc Religions: Buddhism: Four Noble Truths: Standing Buddha
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
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Wikipedia: Buddhism: Representation of the Buddha, Standing
Representation of the Buddha, standing.
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Model of a Stupa (Buddhist Shrine)
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Buddha Images
An commercial online gallery of Buddha images. The photos are good but no commentary is provided, only the names and locations.
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Vipassana Fellowship
This site contains the writings of Buddhist activist Anagarika Dharmapala. His writings provide an in-depth examination of basically every facet of Buddhism.
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Buddha Net: Buddhist Studies: The Story of Buddha: Representation of the Buddha
Representation of the Buddha.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Life of Buddha
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Unesco: Japan: Hiraizumi Temples, Gardens, Archaeological Sites
Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan. It features vestiges of government offices dating from the 11th and 12th centuries when...
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Unesco: China: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary...
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Bookcover With Scenes From the Life of the Buddha
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Reliquary (?) With Scenes From the Life of the Buddha
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Seated Buddha
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Buddha's Descent From the Trayastrimsha Heaven
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.