Buddhism Gallery

A Buddhist leader addressing a crowd of supporters from the top of a car in Saigon, South Vietnam, 16 June 1963, following the postponement of funeral services for Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who committed self-immolation five days earlier in protest of the repressive measures of President Ngo Dinh Diem

BUDDHIST CRISIS, 1963.
A Buddhist leader addressing a crowd of supporters from the top of a car in Saigon, South Vietnam, 16 June 1963, following the postponement of funeral services for Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who committed self-immolation five days earlier in protest of the repressive measures of President Ngo Dinh Diem

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Stone relief work from the front of a Buddhist shrine, depicting dragons, lions, and guardians. Height: 27 1/4 in. T'ang Dynasty, 7th-8th century

CHINA: SHRINE FRONT.
Stone relief work from the front of a Buddhist shrine, depicting dragons, lions, and guardians. Height: 27 1/4 in. T'ang Dynasty, 7th-8th century

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7th Century, 8th Century, Antique, Buddhism, Buddhist, Carousel Collection, Carving, China, Chinese, Dragon, Entrance, Fine Art, Front, Guard, Guardian, Lion, Object, Ornate, Photograph, Protector, Relief, Sculpture, Shrine, Stone

Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

CHINA: EUROPEAN FIGURE.
Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

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18th Century, Antique, Artifact, Buddhism, Buddhist, Carousel Collection, Carving, Chinese, Enamel, European, Fine Art, Foreigner, Hat, Holding, Ivory, Kneeling, Man, Parasol, Pedestal, Photograph, Robe, Statuette, Symbol, Westerner, Wood, Wooden