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Buddha Sculptures and Carvings

A collection of intricate Buddha sculptures and carvings from Asia, showcasing various styles and settings, highlighting spiritual art in natural environments.

Asia, Thailand, Siam, Buddha in tree ruts at Ayutthaya

Lord Ganesha Idol in the Campus of Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Lord Ganesha Idol in the Campus of Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21700320

Buddha Head in Tree Roots, Wat Phra Mahathat temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Buddha Head in Tree Roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Thailand, Ayutthaya, Wat Mahathat, Buddha head in tree, Girl Kneeling (MR)

Largest stone Buddha statue in the world, Leshan Giant Buddha, Leshan, Sichuan, China, Asia

CHINA, GANSU PROVINCE, NEAR LANSHOU, YELLOW RIVER, BILINGSI BUDDHIST CAVES, 90 FOOT BUDDHA

Thailand, Ayutthaya. Wat Mahathat. Buddha head entwined in the roots of a banyan tree.

Head of a Buddha statue, grown in roots, root network of a strangler fig (Ficus religiosa), Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Asia

Numerous Bouddha statues in Longmen caves, Luoyang, Henan, China

Ruined statue in heritage Buddhist excavated site, Ratnagiri, Orissa, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Cave 1 Deva Raja Viharaya The Cave of Lord of the Gods. Large reclining Buddha Closeup, Cave Temple of Dambulla, 1st Century BCE, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. UNESCO world heritage site Cave 1 Deva Raja Viharaya The Cave of Lord of the Gods. Large reclining Buddha Closeup, Cave Temple of Dambulla, 1st Century BCE, Dambulla, Sri Lanka. UNESCO world heritage site Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21646347

Stone face at Bayon Temple at Angkor Wat,Cambodia

Lord Shiva idol for Ganpati festival, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand, Ayutthaya. Wat Mahathat. Buddha head engulfed in tree roots.

7th century Jain sculptures depicting the Tirthankaras near Gwalior Fort in the town of Gwalior in the Madhya Pradesh region of central India.

Honduras, Copan, the ruins

Thailand, Ayutthaya. Buddha head entwined in the roots of a banyan tree.

SAKONNAKHON THAILAND - NOVEMBER 28: The famaus monk names Somdet Toh" or "Somdet Budhacariya (Toh Brahmaransi) carved from stone, at Temple names "Wat Thum Pha Dan" in Sakonnakhon, Thailand on November 28, 2014

Statues Of Jain Gods Gwalior Madhya Pradesh India

Standing Buddha, gesture of fearlessness and encouragement, but also a blessing gesture, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Asia

Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt. Sunrise light on statues of Ptah, Amun, Ramesses II, and Ra in the Holiest of Holies in the Great Temple of Ramesses II. (Editorial Use Only)

Statues of Jain gods, Close Up, Madhya Pradesh, India

Buddha statue in Vietnam.

Yungang grottoes, buddha statue, china

LESHAN, CHINA - CIRCA MAY 2017 Basrelief in Oriental Buddha Park

Shiva as Nataraja (Cosmic dancer)at the Elephanta Caves (on Elephanta Island in Mumbai Harbour, India). Shiva as Nataraja performing the Tandava (cosmic dance). The rock cut architecture of the caves has been dated to between the 5th and 8th centuries

Reclining Buddha, Gal Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Alter 5, La Venta Park, Mexico

Cambodia - Angkor, Bayon temple

42 Feet High, Gommateswara statue 1432AD at Karkala, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Leshan giant Buddha, Sichuan province, China

Preah Khan Temple, Siem Reap Province, Angkor's Temple Complex Site listed as World Heritage by Unesco in 1192, built in 1191 by King Jayavarman VII, Cambodia, Asia

Ajanta Caves India. Cave painting dating from the second century BCE 3

Statue of Buddha carved on wall Pandav Leni Nashik Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Zahlreiche Buddhastatuen in der Höhle Pak Ou Cave, eine heilige Stätte, Pak Ou, Provinz Louangphabang, Laos, Asien *** Numerous Buddha statues in the Cave Pak Ou Cave, a Saints Site, Pak Ou, Province Louangphabang, Laos, Asia 1031608454

Leshan Giant Buddha

Nigeria, Edo, Benin, Brass plaques that show oba (king) with other people, 1500-1600 AD

Statue at Xieng Khuan, Buddha Park, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Beautiful photo of Ayutthaya Buddha Temple Ruins taken in thailand Beautiful photo picture taken in thailand, Southeast Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/albertoxgiacomazzix 13151988

Buddha Head hidden in the tree roots. Ancient sandstone sculpture at Wat Mahathat. Ayutthaya, Thailand

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor, Bayon Buddhist Temple

Series of statues in the Jain Temple on Vindhyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Giant Buddha from Leshan, the largest stone statue of Buddha around the world, 71 metres tall; Sichuan province, China

LESHAN, CHINA - CIRCA MAY 2017 Big Buddhas in Oriental Buddha Park

statue on Step well Shivkalin Vihir, Thane, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of a Jain saint, Chandragiri-Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

sukhothai buddha,Thailand,Asia

Sanctum, Elephant Cave Goa Gajah, stone carvings of Hindu gods, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

A statue of a Hindu Goddess in Kathmandu Nepal

Standing Buddha, gesture of fearlessness and encouragement, but also a blessing gesture, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Asia

Thailand, Ayutthaya, Buddha Head Embedded In Ancient Tree.

Votive Stupa. Bodh Gaya; Bihar; India; Stone. Stupas were used before Buddha was represented in art. On the sides of this Stupa are images of the Buddha; displaying various hand gestures which suggest different events in the life of the Buddha. Dated 11th century

Stela H, Monument to Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil represented as the Maize God, archaeological site of Copan (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1980), Copan Department, Honduras. Detail. Mayan civilization, 8th century.

Buddha sculpture

Riesiges steingemeißeltes Gesicht des Bodhisattva Lokeshvara, auch Avalokiteshvara, Bayon-Tempel, Angkor Thom, Welterbe der UNESCO, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Kambodscha, Asien *** Huge stone carved Face of Bodhisattva Lokeshvara, also Avalokiteshvara, Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, World heritage the UNESCO, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia 1031609806

The Yulin Caves are a Buddhist cave temple complex in Guazhou County, Gansu Province, China. The site is located some 100 km east of the oasis town of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves. It takes its name from the eponymous elm trees lining the Yulin River, which flows through the site and separates the two cliffs from which the caves have been excavated. The forty-two caves house some 250 polychrome statues and 4,200 square metres of wall paintings, dating from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (7th to 14th centuries). The site was among the first in China to be designated for protection in 1961 as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site. In 2008 the Yulin Grottoes were submitted for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Chinese Section of the Silk Road.

Sleeping Buddha, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Sigiriya Frescoes

Low angle view of a Buddha statue in a cave, Yungang Buddhist Caves, Datong, China

Ruined Buddha statue, World Heritage site, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Yungang Buddhist Caves, Datang, Shanxi, China, Asia

Tribal images of Ram Sita and Laxman, Chitrakut, Bastar, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

The smallest of two Buddhas of Bamiyan

Tree roots entwined around a Buddha sculpture, Living Buddha, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Old Reclining Buddha Statue Closeup

Buddha Head in Tree Roots, Wat Phra Mahathat temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand. Buddha Head in Tree Roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Nagaraja king of snakes on pillar in rangavilas mantap in sri ranganatha temple Srirangam Tiruchchirappalli Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, North Central Province, Polonnaruwa, Sculpture of lying Buddha in Gal Vihara temple

Sri Lanka: The three buddhist statues at Gal Vilhara

Statue of a deity, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Carving Sculptures of Lord Bramha and Yali at Outside of Thakur ji ka Mandir, Todaraisingh, Rajasthan, India. Carving Sculptures of Lord Bramha and Yali at Outside of Thakur ji ka Mandir, Todaraisingh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21290553

Sitting statue of a monk in the cave temple Wat Tham Suwan Khuha, Phang Nga, Thailand, Asia

Wat Phra Mahathat was built during the reign of Borommaracha I (Boromma Rachathirat I) or Khun Luang Pa Ngua (1370- 1388), who was the third king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Ayutthaya (Ayudhya)) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese (Annamese), Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the city walls. In the sixteenth century, it was described by foreign traders as one of the biggest and wealthiest cities in the East. The court of King Narai (1656-1688) had strong links with that of King Louis XIV of France, whose ambassadors compared the city in size and wealth to Paris.

Yungang Buddhist Caves, Shanxi Province, China, Asia,

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda. Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama with monks. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

Indonesia, Bali, Batu Bulan. A stone carver working on a traditional Hindu figure hewn from a solid block of rock.

Statue of king Parakramabahu in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Polonnaruwa Vaadāgē Unpublished image 4. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia:

Buddha and brick wall in wat, Sukhotai, Thailand

Head of a Buddha image, Lopbury style. National Museum of Nakorn si Thammarat, Thailand.

China, Shanxi Province, Datong. Buddhist Statues of Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty (460 AD). Unesco World Heritage site near Datong.

Buddha statue hand close up detail. Sukhothai, Thailand

Image making of goddess Durga by clay modeller of Kumartuli heritage artisan village of Calcutta West Bengal India India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Leshan Giant Buddha (713-803). Carved into a cliff of Mount Lingyun. Depicts seated Maitreya Buddha. Sichuan Province. China.

Reclining Buddha in Nirvana, Gal Vihara Rock Temple, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Largest stone Buddha statue in the world, Leshan Giant Buddha, Leshan, Sichuan, China, Asia

A man measuring the temperature of a relief, Angkor Wat, Siem Raep, Cambodia, Asia

Theravada Buddhism, stonemason, working on a delicate detail, fingers, hands of a Buddha statue, Wat Xayaphoum temple, Savannakhet, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

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