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Gilded Buddha Statue
A sculpture of the Buddha with some of the original gold leaf still intact. This shows the extravagance with which these statues were decorated. 2nd-3rd century CE. (Taxila Museum, Punjab, Pakistan)
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Tang Dynasty Standing Buddha
Marble standing Buddha with pigments. 70 cm (height). Tang Dynasty, 600s-700s CE. Excavated from Liquan Monestery at Liquan County, Xianyang, 1987 CE. From the Xi'an Museum. (Photo taken at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Australia)
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A rock cut image of the Buddha
A rock cut image of Buddha at Bojjanakonda cave Monastery near Anakapalle in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh in India.
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Worship of Buddha's Bowl
A sculpture from Gandhara depicting the worship of Buddha's bowl, 2nd-5th century CE.
Islamabad Museum, Pakistan.
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Buddha & Naga
A limestone figure of a seated Buddha protected by Naga. Preah Khan Kompong Svay, Cambodia. 12th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)
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Buddha in the Attitude of the Victory over Mara
This sculpture represents the Buddha on the verge of enlightenment responding to the challenge of the demon Mara. Mara, who profits from chaos and suffering in the world, questioned the Buddha's right to become enlightened. Disturbed from...
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Tibetan Sand Mandalas
Tibetan sand mandalas are works of art created to encourage healing, peace, and purification generally as well as spiritual or psychological focus specifically for those creating and viewing it. A mandala (Sanskrit for "circle") is a geometric...
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Statue of Guatama Buddha from Gandhara
Buddha was a Hindu prince (c. 500 BCE) who renounced the world to become a wondering ascetic. This hornblende schist rock statue depicts Buddha cross-legged in meditation. From the Gandhara school, India, 200-300 CE. (National Museum of Scotland...
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Buddha head at Wat Mahathat
Buddha head at Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand. Wat Mahathat is called the Monastery of the Great Relic and was built during the reign of two kings: Borommaracha I (r. 1370-1388) and King Ramesuan (r. 1388-1395). The Buddha...
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The Great Buddha of Kamakura
The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha situated inside the Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Japan. The statue is made of bronze and dates from 1252 CE. The statue is about 13 m (43.8 ft) tall, weighing...
