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Statue of Buddhist Guardian Tamonten
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Statue of Buddhist Guardian Tamonten

This is a wooden statue of Tamonten — one of the Four Deva Kings (Shitenno) and a guardian of Buddhist teaching. This statue can be seen at the Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall of the Todaiji temple complex in Nara, Japan.
Buddhist Monastery Ruins, Sarnath
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Buddhist Monastery Ruins, Sarnath

Remains of a Buddhist monastery around the Dharmarajika Stupa. The rectangular cells are thought to be rooms where the monks slept. The yellow structure visible in the background is a relatively modern Jain temple. Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh...
Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)
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Buddhist Monastery Plan (Gandharan)

Plan of a typical Gandharan Buddhist monastery at Taxila from the site of Badalpur. Dated to 2nd - 5th Cent CE
Remains of a Buddhist Monastery, Sarnath
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Remains of a Buddhist Monastery, Sarnath

Remains of a Buddhist monastery around the Dharmarajika Stupa. Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3rd century BCE.
Chinese Buddhist Votive Stele
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Chinese Buddhist Votive Stele

This Buddhist votive stele made from chalkstone comes from China's Shanxi province, and it dates from c. 520 CE during the era of the Northern Wei Dynasty. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich)
Fire Temple
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Fire Temple

Fire Temples are places of worship in the Zoroastrian religion. They were known as ataskada (“house of fire”) by the Persians but are best known today by their Greek name pyratheia (fire temple). They are thought to have originated from the...
Ancient Korean Sculpture
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Ancient Korean Sculpture

The sculpture of ancient Korea was dominated by Buddhist themes such as figurines and monumental statues of the Buddha and his followers, and large bronze bells for temples. Gilded-bronze was the most common material used by Korean sculptors...
Tara
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Tara

Tara is a female deity in both Hinduism and Buddhism who personifies compassion and offers salvation from the suffering of rebirth and death. She is thought to have been born of empathy for the suffering world and is regularly invoked for...
Korean Buddhist 'Emille' Bell
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Korean Buddhist 'Emille' Bell

The large cast-bronze bell known as the Emille Bell at Bongdeoksa, Unified Silla Kingdom, Korea. It was cast in 771 CE to honour King Seongdeok. 3.3 metres tall and over 2.2 metres in diameter, it is decorated with lotus flowers and heavenly...
Fragments from a Buddhist Stupa in Afghanistan
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Fragments from a Buddhist Stupa in Afghanistan

This fragment comes from Stupa B23, which used to be located at the Monastery of Bagh-Gai (facing southwest) in Hadda, Aghanistan. It dates from the 3rd-4th centuries CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)
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