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Buddhism in Asian Art

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse schools that arose from the Buddha's teachings.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of Asian Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 20 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 20 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 20 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
100s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1300s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1400s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
200s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
300s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
400s 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

Tibet 8 Filter by term Exclude term
India 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Mongolia 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Dolonnor 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Mathura 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Pakistan 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Afghanistan 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bengal 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Bihar state 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Museum of Asian Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 15 Filter by term Exclude term
East Building (Arthur M. Sackler Gallery), Gallery 26a: The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room 10 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAA Southeast Asia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Metal-work 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Alice S. Kandell Collection 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Inlay (process) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Stone 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Shakyamuni Buddha 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 3 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 2 Filter by term Exclude term

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Remove Culture: Himalayan peoples

Buddha

Buddha

Crowned Buddha

Buddha Amoghasiddhi

Buddha Akshobhya

Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Head of Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Amitabha

Standing Buddha

Maitreya, the Future Buddha

Standing figure of the Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha in Jowo Rinpoche form

Head of a Buddha

Gautama buddha shrine

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

Head of the Buddha

Shakyamuni Buddha in a full shrine

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