Buddhist art

sculptures in Afghanistan before 2001

Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas survive.

upright=1.35|thumb|Thangka painting of Manjuvajra mandala upright=1.35|thumb|The Womb Realm mandala. The center square represents the young stage of Vairocana. He is surrounded by eight Buddhas and [[bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnasambhava, Samantabhadra, Saṅkusumitarāja, Manjushri, Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, Amoghasiddhi and Maitreya)]]

Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, in Madhya Pradesh, India

The Bayon (, ; BAI-on) is a richly decorated Theravada Buddhist temple of the Khmer Empire located at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of King Jayavarman VII (), it stands at the centre of Jayavarman’s capital city, Angkor Thom (). The Bayon reflects the strong Buddhist orientation of Jayavarman VII’s reign. Originally conceived as a Mahayana Buddhist monument centered on the cult of the Bodhisattva of compassion, the temple later adapted to the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia. Its iconography, spatial organization, and emphasis on c

religious symbol representing a ring of light

artistic practices that are influenced by Buddhism

ancient art movement developed in Ancient Pakistan

thumb|Gautama Buddha in Greco-Buddhist style, 1st–2nd century AD, [[Gandhara (Peshawar basin, modern day Pakistan).]]

thumb|right|Detail from the , a classic 12th century of the imperial court thumb|right|Detail of calligraphy of the , on richly decorated paper

thumb|A painting of the bhavachakra in Sera Monastery, [[Tibet]]

human settlement

Dhauli or Dhauligiri is a hill located on the banks of the river Daya, 8 km south of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.

statues of beings who have obtained Buddhahood

archaeological site in Afghanistan

history of Asian art or Eastern art

The ushnisha (, Pali: uṇhīsa) is a protuberance on top of the head of a Buddha. In Buddhist literature, it is sometimes said to represent the "crown" of a Buddha, a symbol of Enlightenment and status the King of the Dharma.

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style of tattooing popular in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar

temple

style of building

stupa-monastery complex built in the 4th-5th century CE

art of the Gupta Empire

Archeological site in Ghorband Valley in Afghanistan

thumb|The urna on the Amitābha [[Great Buddha of Kamakura.]]

buddhist monastery located in near Hadda, Afghanistan

art of the Kushan Empire

reliquary from Afghanistan in the British Museum

Japanese painting with Buddhist theme

thumb| works at the Kyoto State Guest House by Living National Treasure [[Eri Sayoko]] thumb| works at the Kyoto State Guest House by Eri Sayoko thumb| tools is a Japanese decorative technique used for Buddhist statues and paintings, using gold leaf, silver leaf, or platinum leaf cut into lines, diamonds, and triangles.

thumb|200px|Paubha painting showing Vishnu Mandala (15th century). thumb|200px|Waumha Tara (Green Tara) A paubhā (Devanagari: पौभा) is a traditional religious painting made by the Newar people of Nepal. Paubhās depict deities, mandalas or monuments, and are used to help the practitioners in meditation. The Tibetan equivalent is known as thangka. The main difference between thangka and paubha is that thangka is a Buddhist art, while paubha is used for both Hindu and Buddhist art by the Newar community.

Thai artists (1932-1996)

Buddhist monastery site in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

attitude of Buddha in Thai art

Buddhist iconography

In Buddhist texts, Sumedha is a previous life of Gotama Buddha (Pāli; ) in which he declares his intention to become a Buddha. Buddhist texts describe that this takes place when Gotama Buddha is still a Buddha-to-be (', '). Traditions regard Sumedha's life as the beginning of the spiritual journey leading up to the attainment of Buddhahood by Gotama in his last life, a journey which takes place through many lifetimes. Born in a brahmin family, Sumedha begins to live as an ascetic in the mountains. One day he meets Dīpankara Buddha () and offers his own body for him to walk over. During this sa

Historical and archaeological site in Chhattisgarh

archaeological site in India

guardian deities of the Buddhist temple

attitude of Buddha in Thai art

archaeological site near Kabul, Afghanistan