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Urthona Magazine
Explores the arts and Western culture from a Buddhist perspective providing insightful coverage of the arts
The Maitreya Project
http://www.maitreyaproject.org/
Building a 500 foot statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha at Kushinagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh India. A symbol of loving kindness for the world.
The Huntington Archive Home Page
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/
Archive of Buddhist and Related Art. A Photographic Research and Teaching Archive at Ohio State University.
Stupas
Stupas are Buddhist monuments traditionally containing relic(s) of the Buddha. This site covers their history, meaning, symbolism; and links to stupas both finished and under construction all around the world.
Psychedelic Art by Hans Taeger
http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/psydicky/psydicky.html
A gallery of psychedelic sketches and diary pages of the early 70's by Hans Taeger. Quotes concerning the interrelations between psychedelics, Buddhism and meditation.
Nezu Institute of Fine Arts
Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art.
Mandala
Information about the Tibetan Mandala.
Mahayana Art by Brian Barry
A selection of artworks, translations, and articles by this Seoul-based American Buddhist artist
Korean Sokkuram
http://www.stone.biz/eng/seokguram/
World Heritage Stone Cave Hermitage, featuring Korean Buddhist Images, Deva and Boddhisattva images.
Himalayan Art
http://www.himalayanart.org/choose.cfm
The Himalayan Art Project web page features over 1500 artworks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Mongolia.
Himalayan Art
Features over 1500 artworks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Mongolia. Art from leading private and museum collections, accompanied by scholarship, cataloging and interpretation.
Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book
Monique Mandali, M.A., is a transpersonal psychotherapist in private practice in Billings, Montana. Monique uses mandalas in her own work with clients and presents workshops and retreats that heal body, mind, and spirit.
Dunhuang Cave Art
http://www.ignca.nic.in/ks_19026.htm
Dunhuang was at the hub of cultural exchanges between China and the West along the "Silk Road". So, the cave art of Dunhuang possesses a special geographical and cultural significance. The cave art derived from the style and technique of Buddhist art of the Western Regions. Its main purpose was to exalt the noble examples of the life of Buddha and stories about his previous lives in accumulating philanthropic virtues.
Contemporary and Computer Buddhist Art
http://www.buddhanet.net/mag_art.htm
hosted by BuddhaNet's online magazine - BuddhaZine.
Chinese and Japanese Art links
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/html/chinese/links.html#Section6
Chinese and Japanese Art History Virtual Library Links
Buddhist Art and Architecture
http://www.buddhanet.net/gallery.htm
About the symbolism behind hand mudrus and mandalas, and the perfect proportions behind every Buddha figure.