The murals, and the scenes depicted on them, have been important resources for tracing the development of Central Asian art as well as evidence for the role of the Silk Roads in the transmission of ...
Tanaka took pictures of four big murals about three meters high and 2.6 meters wide, in which groups of Buddhist gods, including the “Amida Jodo-zu” (Image of Amithaba’s Pure Land), are ...
Thai artist, Teerawut Boonyasaksaree, hopes that his street art painting in Brisbane will promote a better understanding of Buddhism and Thai mural paintings to the public. His contemporary work ...
Measuring about 16 centimeters tall, the figurine was originally created exclusively for the “Passing on Cultural Heritage: Buddhist Murals and Sculptures of Horyuji” exhibition that was ...
more Buddhist temples were built and decorated with exquisite sculptures and murals. Since the original Buddhist pagodas in India were square, all Buddhist temples in China were constructed with ...
It would be a cultural weapon in diplomatic terms.” According to historian William Dalrymple, the Ajanta murals relay Buddhist stories in images of supreme elegance and grace. “Unlike the ...