Search Results: Sidharta gautama

A grey schist relief panel from Gandhara depicting Buddha eating with monks, 1st-4th century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

A detail of a gilt bronze statue of the Maitreya (coming) Buddha. Three Kingdoms Period, Korea, c. 600 CE. Height: 80 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

One of the first representations of the Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE, Gandhara: Standing Buddha. (Tokyo National Museum)

The huge bronze Buddha in the Daibutsuden or Great Buddha Hall at the Todaiji temple complex, Nara, Japan. c. 752 CE, Nara Period. Height: 15 metres (49 ft.).

Ajanta (2nd century BCE – 6th century CE) sculpture showing highly evolved skills of the early Indian artists. A stupa belonging to Cave 26 is shown with sculpted figure of Buddha.

The Dhameka Stupa, as seen from the Dharmarajika Stupa. The Dhameka Stupa was built during the Mauryan period (3rd century BCE) and enlarged in the 11th century CE. It is said to mark the spot where the Buddha gave his first sermon to a group...

Heracles depiction of Vajrapani as the protector of the Buddha, 2nd century AD Gandhara, British Museum.

A gold Buddha statuette from the Unified Silla Kingdom (668-918 CE), Korea. From a stone pagoda at the Hwangbok-sa temple site, Gyeongju before 706 CE. Height 12.5 cm (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

The Chaukhandi Stupa was built during the Gupta period (4th and 5th century CE) and is believed to mark the place where the Buddha first met a group of five ascetics (who were later to become his first disciples). Rectangular in shape, with...

One of the Buddhist cave temples, the Visvakarma (no. 10) at Ellora, central India. Ellora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a meeting place of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain art philosophies. A large portion of it was built between 5th and 8th...