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Sweetbriar College: Art History Resources: Sacred Places: Bodh Gaya, India
Information on Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha's enlightenment.
Read Works
Read Works: A Big Birthday Celebration
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Lotus Lantern Festival celebrating Buddha's birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Buddhist Artifacts the Support of Spiritual Realization
A site by Tulku Thondup explaining the significance of Buddhist art in Tibet. This is an excerpt from a talk given at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1990. The basis is how the Buddhist devotees in Tibet use religious objects as tools...
PBS
Pbs: Treasures of the World: Borobudur: Pathway to Enlightenment
Series of hyperlinked pages explains the history, construction, and condition of Borobudur, a large Buddhist monument in Indonesia covered in relief carvings and free-standing sculptures of the Buddha.
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Buddhapia.com: Korean Buddhism
A multipage, well illustrated, site on Korean Buddhism. Covers history, practice, and art.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Buddha
An image of "The Buddha", created by Odilon Redon, c. 1905 (Pastel, 90 x 73 cm).
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The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
An article about Avalokitesvara discussing his place in the Buddhist pantheon. Includes art depicting Avalokitesvara.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bodhisattva Maitreya
This statue depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who postpone their own salvation in order to help all sentient beings. View a picture of this statue and read a description in this essay.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Buddhism
Buddhism originated in what is today modern India, where it grew into an organized religion practiced by monks, nuns, and lay people. Read a brief history of this religion in this article.
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Model of a Stupa (Buddhist Shrine)
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.