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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 30 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Sculpture 30 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

Buddhists 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Himalayan peoples 13 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asians 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Southeast Asians 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Japanese 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1000s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1100s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1200s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1300s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1400s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1700s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1790s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
500s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
600s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
900s 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

China 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Tibet 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Mongolia 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Thailand 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Bangladesh 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Dolonnor 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Cambodia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Densatil 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Guge 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Gungthang 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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National Museum of Asian Art 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Google Arts & Culture 25 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 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Art 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Bronze 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Gilding 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Chinese Art 13 Filter by term Exclude term
South Asian and Himalayan Art 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Alice S. Kandell Collection 9 Filter by term Exclude term
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Lotus 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 5 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 3 Filter by term Exclude term

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Buddha

Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

Seated Buddha

Standing Buddha

Standing Buddha

Buddha Amoghasiddhi

Buddha Akshobhya

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Standing Buddha

Seated Buddha

Vairochana Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Amitabha

Buddha or Bodhisattva

Buddha of Medicine

Head of a Buddha

Maitreya, the Future Buddha

The Buddha at Birth

Shakyamuni Buddha in Jowo Rinpoche form

Statuette of Buddha

Head of a Buddha

Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

Shakyamuni Buddha in a full shrine

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