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Buddha, Todaiji Temple
The huge bronze Buddha in the Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall at the Todaiji temple complex, Nara, Japan. c. 752 CE, Nara Period. Height: 15 metres (49 ft.).
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Buddha's First Sermon
Broken relief showing the First Sermon of the Buddha, 2nd–3rd century CE. The Buddha is depicted turning the Wheel of Law, with attendants and deer also visible.
Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.
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Kamakura
Kamakura is a coastal town located on Sagami Bay on Honshu Island, Japan, which was the capital of the Kamakura Shogunate from 1192 to 1333 CE. Provided with excellent natural defensive features, it was fortified and made the base of the...
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Confucius, Buddha and Lao-Tzu
A Qing Dynasty print showing Confucius presenting Gautama Buddha to the philosopher Lao-Tzu.
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Gautama Buddha in Padmasana
Gautama Buddha in Padmasana. Bas relief on copper plate.
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Maya Giving Birth to the Buddha
Artistic representation of Maya giving birth to the Buddha. This depiction is part of the altar in the "Mother Temple of the Graduated Path to Enlightenment", an Austrian Buddhist temple located at the West Monastic Zone-9 in Lumbini, Rupandehi...
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Gandhara Buddha, Taxila
A bust of Buddha from Taxila, Gandhara. Grey-blue schist. 1st century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)
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Buddha with Hercules Protector
Heracles depiction of Vajrapani as the protector of the Buddha,
2nd century AD Gandhara, British Museum.
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Unified Silla Kingdom Gold Buddha
A gold Buddha statuette from the Unified Silla Kingdom (668-918 CE), Korea. From a stone pagoda at the Hwangbok-sa temple site, Gyeongju before 706 CE. Height 12.5 cm (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)
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Buddha Statue, Seokguram Grotto
A replica of the 3.45 m high granite Buddha of the Seokguram Grotto, an Buddhist artificial cave temple constructed during the Unified Silla Period (668-935 CE) of ancient Korea. It is located near the Bulguksa Temple on Mt. Toham at the...
