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Bimaran Reliquary

The frieze on this reliquary bears one of the earliest depic…
Bronze figure of the walking Buddha

This Buddha is depicted walking with his right hand in the g…
Bronze statue of the Buddha

This fine standing image of the Buddha comes from the south-…
Dry lacquer sculpture of the Buddha

Buddhism has been present in Burma from the fifth century AD…
Glazed ceramic tile

This glazed ceramic plaque depicts two ass-headed demons fro…
Hsun-ok

Lacquerware has been an important craft in Burma for many ce…
Limestone drum slab with carving on two sides

This relief has been carved on both sides at different times…
Limestone relief panel depicting a chakravartin

A chakravartin stands in the centre of the panel with his ha…
Limestone roundel depicting the worship of a reliquary

This roundel comes from one of the crossbars that connected …
Pillar of Emperor Ashoka

They stand without a base and are topped with capitals in th…
Red sandstone pillar capital

This pillar capital is covered with Prakrit inscriptions in …
Sandstone figure of the Buddha

The sculpture of the Gupta period (AD 320-550) forms a stand…
Schist head of the fasting Buddha

Siddhartha's idyllic life was interrupted at the age of 19, …
Schist standing figure of Buddha

The elegantly disposed folds of drapery falling over the tor…
Sculpture of Buddha with kneeling Maitreya

The Buddha stands with his right hand in the gesture of givi…
Silver Buddha on a bronze lotus base

The right hand of the Buddha is held in the gesture of argum…
Stone relief of Vajrasattva

In the later developments of Buddhism the figure of the hist…
Stucco head of a monk

From the time of his Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the…
The Great Renunciation, a painting on hemp cloth

Although Korea was a strict Confucian state during the Choso…
Seated Buddha from Gandhara

Soon after his enlightenment, the Buddha travelled to a deer…
Head of the Buddha, dark grey schist

When the Buddha’s mother was expecting, the family dec…
Gilt bronze and silver figure of the enshrined Buddha

This image of Buddha stands in a thirty-one centimetre high …
Grey schist relief panel showing the maha-pari-nirvana

According to Buddhist doctrine, whatever situation we are in…
Illustrations to the Sutra of the Ten Kings, a painting on paper roll

The 'Ten Kings of Hell' come from an apocryphal sutra date…
Limestone drum slab depicting the birth of Prince Siddhartha

The remains of the Great Stupa at Amaravati are some of the …
Limestone panel depicting the Buddhapada

In the early period of Buddhist sculpture in India, the Budd…
Limestone pillar depicting scenes from the life of Buddha

This fine relief illustrates the story of the conversion of …
Limestone relief panel depicting the Great Departure of Prince Siddhartha

When Queen Maya gave birth to Prince Siddhartha (the future …
Limestone relief panel showing the conversion of Sundarananda

This fine relief illustrates the story of the conversion of …
Painted silk headpiece from a banner

This square of silk would have been folded diagonally to for…
Representations of Famous Buddhist Images, ink and colours on silk (fragments)

These fragments are from a large painting, several parts of …
Sandstone figure of the seated Buddha

Sarnath was perhaps the most glorious site of Buddhist sculp…
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, ink and colours on a silk banner

This painting was executed in a more sketchy style than othe…
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, ink and colours on silk

At the time of the birth of the historical Buddha, Shakyamun…
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, ink and colours on silk

This painting was part of a series representing the life of …
Schist relief panel depicting the division of the Buddha's relics

According to the ancient Sanskrit text, the Mahaparinirvana-…
Schist relief panel with a scene of the eve of Siddhartha's departure

The married Prince Siddhartha led a life of luxury encourage…
Shakyamuni preaching on the Vulture Peak, silk embroidery on hemp cloth

This is one of the largest known examples of Chinese embroid…
Stencil for a five-figure Buddha group, painting on paper

This stencil (or pounce) is one of very few to survive, and …
Stone relief of the Crowned Buddha

This stone relief was discovered at Bodh Gaya, the location …
Stoneware luohan

This figure was made in the Liao dynasty, following the scul…
Thousand-armed, Thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara, ink and colours on silk

The bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara, sits upon a …
Paradise of Shakyamuni, with illustrations of episodes from the Baoen Sutra, ink and colours on silk

In this Pure Land, or Paradise painting, Shakyamuni , the hi…
Sandstone stele depicting Matsya

The Hindu god Vishnu fulfils the role of a preserver and mai…
Sandstone stele with a figure of Vishnu

Vishnu is the preserver and maintainer of spiritual, moral a…

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