Buddhist Art
Individual religions
About.com: Buddhist Art
Useful sites with many images of Buddhist art and antiquities.
Academic Info: Religion: Buddhist Studies - Art
Links to many Buddhist art image sites.
Bamiyan Buddhas
The AIIS slide (51 in number) show of the Bamiyan Buddha.
Buddhist Art and Architecture
A small illustrated web site consisting of Borobodur, Sanchi, Buddha image, stupas, hand mudras, mandalas, Tibetan art, and tangkas, maintained by the Buddha Dharma Education Association.
Buddhist Art and the Trade Routes
Online exhibition from the Asia Society providing an overview of the trade routes and the Buddhist religion, and images of Buddhist art from Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Sri Lanka.
Gandhara: Buddhist Ritual Art Objects & Sculpture
A company based in Australia specialising in the acquisition of Gandharan and South East Asian art and sculpture, from ancient Afghanistan to imperial China, with a strong representation from Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia. Includes images of Gandharan sculpture.
Himalayan Art
Virtual exhibition to bring together images of Himalayan art from around the world. Consists of paintings, sculpture, block prints and murals with descriptions.
Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts
Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal, Art of Newar Buddhism in Nepal, Buddhist Art of China, and Image Study Sites for Teaching Purposes
International Dunhuang Project
An international collaboration to make more than 100,000 manuscripts, paintings and artefacts from Dunhuang and other Silk Road sites with quality colour images, maintained by the British Library. A collection of links to other websites relating to Dunhuang and the Silk Road.
Manas: Culture, Architecture of India, Buddhist Architecture
Describes the distinctive stupa style architecture from Asoka in 255 B.C. to the Mahayana Buddhist cave structures in the 13 -15th centuries.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Archit/BudhArch.html
Nara National Museum, Japan
The main objectives of the museum are the preservation, research, and surveying of art and antiquities, in particular Buddhist art and antiquities, with the cooperation of numerous temples, shrines, and private collectors. Includes 162 masterworks of Buddhist art and antiquities from the Museum’s collection, with superb colour images and text in Japanese.
Shrines and Temples of Japan & Buddhist Sculpture of Japan
290 photographs of mainly Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples and sculptures.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Literature and artwork on prayer, ritual, and meditation from the religious traditions of Tibet, India, and Nepal, maintained at the University of Virginia.
Zen Art by Monk Song Yoon
Web site of a contemporary Zen artist, Monk Song Yoon.
Zen Art by Monk Song Yoon
Web site of a contemporary Zen artist, Monk Song Yoon.
World Heritage: Seokguram
Seokguram stands as a proud testimony to Korea's brilliant tradition of classical Buddhist sculpture. Includes many colour images of Korean stone Buddha images.
Dunhuang Art Through the Eyes of Duan Wenjie
A collection of writings on Dunhuang cave art by Duan Wejie, former director of the Dunhuang Academy.
Tibetan Tankas
Online exhibition of over 70 images of Tibetan Tankas. Site produced by theMuseum of Anthropology, University of Michigan.
http://lw.lsa.umich.edu/umma/exhibits/Koelz/tanka/text/museumtanka1.html
Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts - Art of Newar Buddhism in Nepal
Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Art of Newar Buddhism in Nepal
Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts - Buddhist Art of China
Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Buddhist Art of China
Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts - Image Study Sites for Teaching Purposes
Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Image Study Sites for Teaching Purposes
Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts
Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/loststolen/losto.html
