Sculptures and carvings dating back more than 1,700 years have been discovered in the remains of a shrine and its courtyard in the ancient city of Bazira. The sculptures illustrate the religious life ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. For centuries after the historical ...

Delve into the profound ways Buddhist art, literature, and archaeology illuminate the religion’s rich history, philosophical depth, and spiritual practices. Explore timeless sculptures, vibrant ...

Tshatsha, a literal translation from a Sanskrit word which mean "copy" in English, stands for small clay sculptures cut from a mold, including mini-statues of Buddha, stupas or Buddhist scriptures.

Exhibition, Catalogue and Companion PBS Documentary Film by David Grubin Receive $1 Million National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chairman's Special Award Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art is the ...

Atop the hillock of Parabhadi, scattered stone blocks of a large stupa, which dates back to the seventh-eighth century, serve as a reminder of Odisha’s glorious Buddhist legacy. Nestled in the ...

A couple of days after one-of-a-kind rock art and evidence of a 2,000-year-old ‘modern society’ were discovered in the famed Bandhavgarh tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district, two Buddhist ...

These spectacular works take us back to the foundations of early Indian art, says John Guy, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Two of the many recent finds of superlative Buddhist ...

There are some unique works of art on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Take, for instance, theSaddanta-jataka(of the elephant ‘Six Tusks’) drum panel, dating back to the 1st century ...