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Gautama Collection (#2)

Gautama, also known as Buddha, was a revered figure in Tibetan Temple culture

Background imageGautama Collection: Oriental Divinities. Artist: A Thom

Oriental Divinities. Artist: A Thom
Oriental Divinities. Indra and Cotama Budha. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I

Background imageGautama Collection: Wall painting from the Caves of Ajanta, c480

Wall painting from the Caves of Ajanta, c480. The Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India dating from c480 depicting figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales. From The Studio Volume 124

Background imageGautama Collection: Wallpainting recovered from a ruined shrine at Miran, c300

Wallpainting recovered from a ruined shrine at Miran, c300
Wall-painting recovered from a ruined shrine at Miran, c300. Wall painting of the 3rd or 4th century recovered from a shrine at Miran

Background imageGautama Collection: The Great Bronze Buddha, Japan, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard

The Great Bronze Buddha, Japan, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Great Bronze Buddha, Japan, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

Background imageGautama Collection: Christian cross and colored pencils. Catechism. Christian curch

Christian cross and colored pencils. Catechism. Christian curch
Phat Quang Buddhist temple. Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Woman worshipper kneeling in prayer & meditation in front of statue of Buddha. Chau Doc. Vietnam

Background imageGautama Collection: Bible with wooden heart with christian cross. Love and religion concept

Bible with wooden heart with christian cross. Love and religion concept
Phat Quang Buddhist temple. Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha. Chau Doc. Vietnam

Background imageGautama Collection: Asian Civlisations Museum. Barong mask and costume. Bali, Denpasar 1960. Singapore

Asian Civlisations Museum. Barong mask and costume. Bali, Denpasar 1960. Singapore
Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha sitting in the meditation pose. Bodhi tree. Chau Doc. Vietnam

Background imageGautama Collection: Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India

Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India
Golden Buddha, Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India, where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment under what became known as the Bodhi Tree

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Siddhartha Gautama encounters an old man, a sick man, a decaying corpse

Prince Siddhartha Gautama encounters an old man, a sick man, a decaying corpse, and a wandering ascetic
BUDDHA: FOUR ENCOUNTERS. Prince Siddhartha Gautama encounters an old man, a sick man, a decaying corpse, and a wandering ascetic. Painting on silk, 10th century, from Tun Huang, Gansu province, China

Background imageGautama Collection: Gautama Buddha, circa 563 / 480 - circa 483 / 400 BCE, also known as Siddhartha Gautama

Gautama Buddha, circa 563 / 480 - circa 483 / 400 BCE, also known as Siddhartha Gautama
Gautama Buddha, circa 563/480 - circa 483/400 BCE, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha or the Buddha. Ascetic (sramana) and sage

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha Preaching. Sculpture Discovered At Sarnath. From The Book The Outline Of History By H. G

Buddha Preaching. Sculpture Discovered At Sarnath. From The Book The Outline Of History By H. G
Buddha Preaching. Sculpture Discovered At Sarnath. From The Book The Outline Of History By H.G.Wells Volume 1, Published 1920

Background imageGautama Collection: Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century

Gautama Buddha at Rajagriha, the Offering of Dust c2nd century. Relief from North West India (Gandhara Style) The Presentation of Dust is told in the Divyavadana

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha & Dustman

Buddha & Dustman
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He shows that he has relinquished aristocratic pretensions by befriending a low-caste refuse collector Date: 563? BC - 483? BC

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Siddhartha meets an old man and a sick man. Detail of a painting on silk, 10th century

Prince Siddhartha meets an old man and a sick man. Detail of a painting on silk, 10th century, from Tun Huang
BUDDHA: PRINCE SIDDHARTHA. Prince Siddhartha meets an old man and a sick man. Detail of a painting on silk, 10th century, from Tun Huang, Gansu province, China

Background imageGautama Collection: The Conversion of Sundarananda. Relief from Afghanistan, 2nd century

The Conversion of Sundarananda. Relief from Afghanistan, 2nd century. Nanda was chief disciple of Gautama Buddha. At British Museum

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddhist Stupa with figures of Buddha adored by flying deities, 2nd century

Buddhist Stupa with figures of Buddha adored by flying deities, 2nd century. Tw-sided Drum-slab, carved in pale limestone. Relief depicting a stupa with Buddha standing at entrance

Background imageGautama Collection: Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century

Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century. The Naga, Kalika, and his wife, comfort the Buddha as he takes his seat under the Bodhi-Tree. Relief carving

Background imageGautama Collection: Gautama Buddha, The Presentation of the Bowls, Gandhara School. 2nd-3rd century

Gautama Buddha, The Presentation of the Bowls, Gandhara School. 2nd-3rd century. The seated Buddha holds a bowl in his left hand while his right rests upon it, taking food. Relief carving

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha with daughters of Sena, Gandhara Style, c2nd-3rd century

Buddha with daughters of Sena, Gandhara Style, c2nd-3rd century. Before his enlightenment and emaciated by austerities, Buddha receives food from the daughters of Sena, Gandhara Style

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha meditating with disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, c2nd-3rd century

Buddha meditating with disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, c2nd-3rd century. Buddha preaching from a lotus flanked by two bodhisattvas, (from Jamalghari, Yosufzai) Gandhara Style. British Museum

Background imageGautama Collection: Ming Dynasty stoneware figure of Budah, 15th century

Ming Dynasty stoneware figure of Budah, 15th century
Ming Dynasty stoneware figure of Budai, the smiling monk and future Buddha. Ming Dynasty, from the reign of Changhua. Glazed with green and ochre, 15th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Statue of the Buddha, from Garvara, India, 2nd century

Statue of the Buddha, from Garvara, India, 2nd century. Buddhism was founded in Nepal in the 6th century BC by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha (Enlightened One)

Background imageGautama Collection: Death of Buddha

Death of Buddha. Prince Gautama Siddhartha (c563-c483), founder of Buddhism, on his deathbed

Background imageGautama Collection: Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - Gautamas

Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - Gautamas (the Buddha of the Burmese). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGautama Collection: Myanmar - Mandalay - Shrine of the Buddhas Tooth

Myanmar - Mandalay - Shrine of the Buddhas Tooth
Myanmar - Mandalay - Shrine of the Buddhas (Gautama s) Tooth Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGautama Collection: Ayutthaya Historical Park

Ayutthaya Historical Park, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, THAILAND

Background imageGautama Collection: Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya, THAILAND

Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya, THAILAND

Background imageGautama Collection: Old Temple Wat Chaiwatthanaram at Sunset

Old Temple Wat Chaiwatthanaram at Sunset
Old Temple Wat Chaiwatthanaram of Ayutthaya Province ( Ayutthaya Historical Park ) Southeast Asia, Thailand

Background imageGautama Collection: Old stupa with candlelight and milky way galaxy in the Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park

Old stupa with candlelight and milky way galaxy in the Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park

Background imageGautama Collection: Old Temple Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Old Temple Wat Chaiwatthanaram in Ayutthaya, Thailand n

Background imageGautama Collection: Ayutthaya Province

Ayutthaya Province
Old Temple wat Chaiwatthanaram of Ayutthaya Province( Ayutthaya Historical Park )Asia Thailand

Background imageGautama Collection: Old Temple wat Chaiwatthanaram of Ayutthaya Province

Old Temple wat Chaiwatthanaram of Ayutthaya Province( Ayutthaya Historical Park )Asia Thailand

Background imageGautama Collection: Wat Chaiwatthanaram Ayuthaya

Wat Chaiwatthanaram Ayuthaya
The world heritage Ayutthaya site, Thailand, Landscape of Pagoda at Wat Chaiwatthanaram Ayuthaya during Twilight Time

Background imageGautama Collection: Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya surrounded by attendants and celestial beings

Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya surrounded by attendants and celestial beings. Hebei province, China
BUDDHIST ALTARPIECE. Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya surrounded by attendants and celestial beings. Hebei province, China. Northern Wei, c525 A.D

Background imageGautama Collection: Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya seated on a throne, surrounded by attendants, monks

Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya seated on a throne, surrounded by attendants, monks, bodhisattvas
BUDDHIST ALTARPIECE. Gilt bronze altarpiece of Buddha Maitreya seated on a throne, surrounded by attendants, monks, bodhisattvas, and celestial beings. Height: 12 3/4 in

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha Sakyamuni as an ascetic. Painted, lacquered, and gilded wood. Height: 11 3 / 4 in

Buddha Sakyamuni as an ascetic. Painted, lacquered, and gilded wood. Height: 11 3 / 4 in. Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368
CHINA: ASCETIC BUDDHA. Buddha Sakyamuni as an ascetic. Painted, lacquered, and gilded wood. Height: 11 3/4 in. Yuan Dynasty, 1280-1368

Background imageGautama Collection: Buddha in meditation. White marble with traces of polychrome. Height: 64 in

Buddha in meditation. White marble with traces of polychrome. Height: 64 in. Liao Dynasty, northern China, 11th century
CHINA: BUDDHA. Buddha in meditation. White marble with traces of polychrome. Height: 64 in. Liao Dynasty, northern China, 11th century

Background imageGautama Collection: A demon and lion grieve at the death of the Buddha. Japanese silk painting, 1086

A demon and lion grieve at the death of the Buddha. Japanese silk painting, 1086
BUDDHA: DEATH & MOURNING. A demon and lion grieve at the death of the Buddha. Japanese silk painting, 1086

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Gautama, riding out of his house one day, meets a sick man

Prince Gautama, riding out of his house one day, meets a sick man and dedicates his life to serving humanity
BUDDHA: EARLY LIFE. Prince Gautama, riding out of his house one day, meets a sick man and dedicates his life to serving humanity. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Gautama wrestling as a youth. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Prince Gautama wrestling as a youth. Japanese silk painting, 8th century
BUDDHA: EARLY LIFE. Prince Gautama wrestling as a youth. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: A gong is struck at the birth of the Buddha to erase evil desires

A gong is struck at the birth of the Buddha to erase evil desires. Japanese silk painting, 8th century
BUDDHA: BIRTH. A gong is struck at the birth of the Buddha to erase evil desires. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Gautama (third from right) leaves his wealthy familys home to enter the forest; attendants

Prince Gautama (third from right) leaves his wealthy familys home to enter the forest; attendants go to inform his
BUDDHA: PRINCE GAUTAMA. Prince Gautama (third from right) leaves his wealthy familys home to enter the forest; attendants go to inform his family. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Gautama wills his arrows to pierce targets using a bow only he could draw

Prince Gautama wills his arrows to pierce targets using a bow only he could draw. Japanese silk painting, 8th century
BUDDHA: PRINCE GAUTAMA. Prince Gautama wills his arrows to pierce targets using a bow only he could draw. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Prince Gautama lifts up an elephant. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Prince Gautama lifts up an elephant. Japanese silk painting, 8th century
BUDDHA: PRINCE GAUTAMA. Prince Gautama lifts up an elephant. Japanese silk painting, 8th century

Background imageGautama Collection: Seated with his father and mother, Prince Gautama is entertained by dancers

Seated with his father and mother, Prince Gautama is entertained by dancers. Japanese silk painting, early 13th century
LIFE OF BUDDHA. Seated with his father and mother, Prince Gautama is entertained by dancers. Japanese silk painting, early 13th century

Background imageGautama Collection: (c563-c483 B. C. ). Indian philosopher, founder of Buddhism. The Newborn Buddha (Japanese)

(c563-c483 B. C. ). Indian philosopher, founder of Buddhism. The Newborn Buddha (Japanese)
GAUTAMA BUDDHA (c563-c483 B.C.). Indian philosopher, founder of Buddhism. The Newborn Buddha (Japanese)

Background imageGautama Collection: meets the old man. Fresco from Matara Temple near Sri Lanka

meets the old man. Fresco from Matara Temple near Sri Lanka
BUDDHA (SIDDHARTHA) meets the old man. Fresco from Matara Temple near Sri Lanka

Background imageGautama Collection: Death of Buddha (c563-c483). Prince Gautama Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism. Painting

Death of Buddha (c563-c483). Prince Gautama Siddhartha, founder of Buddhism. Painting




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Gautama, also known as Buddha, was a revered figure in Tibetan Temple culture. His teachings and philosophies have had a profound impact on millions of people around the world. The Limestone head from Gandhara showcases his serene expression and serves as a reminder of his wisdom. As the sun sets over the old Temple wat Chaiwatthanaram, one can't help but feel a sense of tranquility that Gautama himself may have experienced during his meditations, and is in moments like these that we can connect with his spiritual journey. The story of Buddha and Sujata highlights Gautama's compassion towards all living beings. This tale reminds us to be kind and understanding towards others, just as he was. In Kamakura, Japan stands the Daibutsu - an awe-inspiring statue depicting Gautama. Its presence evokes a sense of reverence for this enlightened being who walked among us many centuries ago. Queen Maya giving birth to Prince Siddhartha symbolizes the beginning of Gautama's path towards enlightenment. This gilded brass artwork from Nepal captures the momentous event with intricate detail and craftsmanship. Beyond his spiritual teachings, Gautama possessed exceptional archery skills which are depicted in various artworks across different cultures. These portrayals showcase not only his physical prowess but also serve as metaphors for overcoming obstacles in life through focus and discipline. One legendary tale tells how Buddha crossed the Ganges River effortlessly, showcasing his supernatural abilities beyond comprehension. This act demonstrates Gautama's mastery over nature itself. Eventually, every mortal must face death, even someone as enlightened as Buddha did. His passing left behind an indescribable void felt by countless followers who continue to honor him today. Even after death, Gautama's long-dead feet hold significance for devotees worldwide; they represent relics that inspire faith and devotion amongst believers seeking solace or guidance along their own spiritual journeys.