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Buddhist
Art
Objects
| Floor
Map
China
| India
| Japan
| Korea
| Southeast
Asia | Southwest
Asia | Tibet
& Nepal
Buddhist
Art | Everyday
Traditions | Scholar's
Tradition |
Other Departments
Originating
in India some 2,500 years ago, Buddhism spread to Central Asia,
Nepal, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, and several
countries in Southeast Asia. Drawn from a wide geographic area,
the objects in the Buddhist Art Gallery reflect a religious tradition
that expresses itself in painting, sculpture, religious texts,
and ritual objects. In addition to images of the Buddha and Buddhist
deities, the gallery includes idealized portraits of Buddhist
priests and teachers. Among the objects on display are a Chinese
sculpture of Guanyin and a Japanese painting of the Western Paradise
of Amida Buddha.
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