Illustrated article published as Chapter 11 in J. Scott Jodan, ed., Modeling Consciousness Across the Disciplines Symposium, (Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1999), pp. 269-280. )

See also:
Abandoned Buddhas of Tamilnadu
http://people.sxu.edu/~rabe/tn_b1.htm

http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/ayubovan/page3.html
http://www.his.com/~bullen/sanchi/index.htm
http://www.buddhistethics.org/6/harris991.html
http://personal.carthage.edu/jlochtefeld/buddhism/buddhaimage.html

- Burma;
- Cambodia;
- Laos;
- Thailand;
- People;
- Reference.

See also:

http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/seasia/glossary.html
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/glossary1.html
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/india.html

The on-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.

Images at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts website.

Photos of Buddha images, mostly from Sukhothai, Thailand.

Buddha-Images.com shows Buddha images from Thailand with different postures and gestures. The hand gestures of the Buddha images are explained. The different styles of Buddha images in Thailand (according to historical periods) are exemplified. Besides the life of the Buddha, the website also features the 10 previous lives of the Buddha (the Jataka Tales) as seen in mural paintings in Thai temples.

A collection of photos by James G. Lochtefeld:
Evolution of the Buddha Image, Sanchi, Ajanta, Pollonnaruwa, Monastic Ordination, Dambulla, Sigiriya.

See also:
http://www.stolaf.edu/courses/2002sem2/Art_and_Art_History/265/images.html
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/india/india.html

Contains images of pagan as well as other Buddha images from Thailand.

The ancient trade routes running through Asia were the main arteries of communication and transport for international travelers. Along these routes, Buddhism and Buddhist artistic influences from various areas of India, the homeland of Buddhism, spread to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and East Asia.

The genius of anonymous painters transformed the rugged rock surface and the flat walls of the Buddhist shrines into epics of colour and figurative forms for the spiritual joy and edification of the devotees.

Varieties and history of Buddhist symbols: wheel, Bodhi leaf, alms bowl, lotus, footprints, etc.

Cartoons that blend humour & spirituality on the rocky path to Nirvana, with a Buddhist cat, a novice monk and a mouse hell-bent on cheese.

The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art contains nearly 300,000 original color slides and black and white and color photographs of art and architecture throughout Asia. Countries covered in the collection include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), China, and Japan.

This site hosts several vintage images of various Asian countries.

Slides of monuments in Mainland Southeast Asia (Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam).

On-line Exhibition and Sale. Traditional Thai paintings are perhaps the most fascinating and original aspect of Thai art. They are sermons in line and color that have exerted an enduring influence on the life of the people.

More than a hundred stories with ancient Indian frescoes from Ajanta caves.

Footprints of the Buddha exist in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Union of Myanmar. Each footprint reflects a particular time and place in a culture, with their construction materials varying considerably and ranging from alabaster to silver and gold. Dr. Sailer has devoted some twenty-five years to the study of these artifacts.

A multimedia tour of the Buddhist art of southeast Asia [Created by Pacific Asia Museum].