Buddhist Rock Sculptures

Carved rock sculptures depicting Buddhist narratives, with figures in dynamic poses. The tone is historical and reverent, set against rugged natural rock formations.

Statue on Sri Lanka Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, South Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 18582111

Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sri Lanka, South Asia

Statue on Sri Lanka Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, South Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 18582111

Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa, Gal Vihara. Mid Twelth Century Seated Buddha Figure Carved From Granite.

Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sri Lanka, South Asia

Carving in buddhist temple Buduruvagala, Sri Lanka

Ancient sitting Buddha image, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lanka. BUDURUWAGALA Temple. The ruins of Buduruwagala are next to the town of Wellawaya in the south of the island. These statues date from the X century.

Carving in buddhist temple Buduruvagala, Sri Lanka

Head of Bouddha statue in Longmen caves, Luoyang, Henan, China

AURANGABAD, INDIA - FEBRUARY 19, 2014: Ajanta caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India.

Buddha statues in cave temple hinyana pandav caves first century BC to second century AD Satavahana Nasik Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddhas in the temple of Wat Si Saket, Vientiane, Laos.

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Thom (b. Late 12th century). Enigmatic and huge carved heads of the Bayon

Yungang Buddhist Caves, Shanxi Province, China, Asia,

Buddha in lotus position, Gal Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Alte Buddha-Statuen, die in Höhlen am Rande der Berge gefunden wurden Ancient Buddha statues found inside caves by the side of the mountain sides Copyright: xZoonar.com/nelsonxngx 22635815

The Oriental Buddha Park, close to Leshan's famous Grand Buddha (Da Fo), contains a varied collection of Buddha statues from all across Asia.

Sri Lanka,Aukana, statue of the giant buddha

Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sri Lanka, South Asia

Stone Buddha head embedded in bodhi tree roots at Wat Mahathat Buddhist temple ruins, Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Sculpture of god and goddesses on the peak of krishna temple Hampi Karnataka India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap. Angkor Thom, heads of the Bayon.

Dancer apsaras carved in the wall of the temple Cambodia

Tirthankara statue Kazhugumalai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Longmen Grottoes, the rock-hewn Buddhist temple, 5th-7th century AD; Wanfodong Cave. Henan, Luoyang, China

Bayon Temple in Angkor,Cambodia

Buddha statue, Wat Si Saket or Sisaket Temple, Vientiane, Laos.

Statue on Sri Lanka Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, South Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 18647352

Carved statues, Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Tang Dynasty

Buddha statue carved on a wall, Longmen Caves, Luoyang, China

Faces at The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park,

Buddha statue with meditation gesture Dhyana or Samadhi mudra, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, Asia

Henan Province, China, Asia, Longmen Grottoes,

Stone carved bas relief of an Apsara (celestial maiden) at Banteay Kdei, built by Jayavarman VII in the Bayon style, part of Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Carving in buddhist temple Buduruvagala, Sri Lanka

APSARA APSARA Half human, half -divine women of Hinduism and Buddhism in Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia

Bali, Indonesia, Asia; Stone Statues

Sri Lanka. Polonnaruwa. Gal Vihara (Uttararama). 12th century. Rock monastery. Statue of Buddha seated which depicts the dhyana mudra.

Jain Sculptures Carved In To The Cliff On The Southern Approach To The Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Cave 04, Ajanta Caves, UNESCO World Heritage site, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India, Asia

India, Maharashtra, Ajanta, Ajanta Caves. Cave 26, circa 625 A.D., Mahayana chaitya. Ornate stone carvings. UNESCO.

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

Historical stone Buddha statue, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Unesco World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Afghanistan, Bamyan the Big Buddha

A carved stone Buddha, carved from the rock, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China

Burma, Inle lake, ancient Shan Monastery

Buddha sculpture at Kanheri Buddhist Caves , Borivali , Mumbai Bombay , maharashtra , India Copyright: xSubhashxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone face at Bayon Temple at Angkor Wat,Cambodia

Statue of Meditating Buddha, Uththaramaya Rock Temple, Statues Carved During Polonnaruwa Period, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Statue of Meditating Buddha, Uththaramaya Rock Temple, Statues Carved During Polonnaruwa Period, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21646423

Carved Buddha statue, Fengxian Temple, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Tang Dynasty

Lichen grows on a stone carved bas relief Apsara (celestial maiden) at Ta Prohm, built by Jayavarman VII & part of the Angkor Wat temple complex - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Head of Sandstone Buddha at Ayutthaya.Thailand.

underground palace, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

7th Century Jain rock sculptures in Gwalior in the Madhya Pradesh region of central India

Buddhist monk watching parinirvana the great decease statue of Buddha Ajanta caves Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, North Central Province, Dambulla, Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Rock Temple, Buddha statues in Cave 2

Ellora caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India

Thailand, Ayutthaya, Buddha Head Statue Grown Into A Tree Trunk Originally Placed There By A Monk During The Battles With Myanmar In Which Many Buddhist Statues Were Beheaded

Stone carving in Shitthaung Temple, Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, Myanmar (Large format sizes available)

Amazing view of lot Buddhas statues and religious carving inside cave in sacred Golden Temple. Dambulla, Sri Lanka travel destinations

Sri Lanka; Colombo, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, buddhist temple, interior,

Buddhist monk standing at parinirvana the great decease statue of Buddha Ajanta caves Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Maijishan Shiku (Maiji Shan Grottoes) are one of Chinas four most important Buddhist temple groups (the others being Datong, Luoyang, and the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang). Starting from the Northern Wei (386-535) and Northern Zhou (557-81) Dynasties, Buddhists cut caves into the sides of a red outcrop rising from the surrounding foliage-covered hills. Figures of the Buddha, of bodhisattvas and disciples were carved in harder rock brought from elsewhere, and installed in the caves. At their height, the Maijishan caves are believed to have numbered almost 800, but they suffered serious damage during an earthquake in 734. This event, combined with the exigencies of time, has reduced the number of extant caves to 194. The existing rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Maiji Shan translates literally as 'Wheatstack Mountain'.

Giant standing statue of the Buddha, his right hand raised in blessing, the left hand lifting the robe symbolising reincarnation, Aukana, Sri Lanka, A...

Preah Kahn Temple with female figures

Stone face of Avalokiteshvara, Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Afganistan, Kakrak. Kakrak Buddha, near Bamiyan, central Afghanistan

Statue on Sri Lanka Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, South Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 18582061

Standing Aukana Buddha in Sri Lanka

China, Chongqing Municipality, Dazu rock sculptures Unesco World Heritage site

Scanned diapositifly of a historical color recording in a cave with Buddha figures in a temple in North Vietnam diapositiv of a historical color recording in a cave with Buddha figures in a temple in north vietnam

Htilominlo Temple, Buddha statue, Burma, Myanmar, Bagan

Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Sri Chum, Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai, Thailand

Amazing view of lot Buddhas statues and religious carving inside cave in sacred Golden Temple. Dambulla, Sri Lanka travel destinations

China, Shanxi Province, Datong, Ancient Buddhist sculptures inside Cave 3 of Yungang Buddha Caves

Statue of saint, World Heritage site, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave 10. Teaching Buddha, seated in the bhadrasana pose on a lion throne. The main image is flanked by standing attendant bodhisattvas: Avalokitesvara (with his long-stemmed lotus and what may be a ruined Amitabha in his jata headdress) to the left and Manjusri (a stupa in his crown) to the right.

Indonesia, Java, Mendut. Inside early 9th century Mendut Temple is the oldest and largest stone statue of Buddha in Indonesia. Three-meters-high Dhyani Buddha Vairocana is seated while performing the Dharmachakra mudra.

Stone carved Buddha heads in Bayon at the Angkor Thom temple in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Cambodia, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Jayavarman VII, Stone faces.

Elephanta Island caves near Mumbai in Maharashtra state, India

Mahesa Murti in Elephanta caves, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAspixPatel/DinodiaxPhotox

BAJORRELIEVE- DIVINIDAD ADORADA Y ABAJO ESCENA COTIDIANA - FOTO AÑOS 90. Location: BOROBUDUR-ESTUPA BUDISTA. JAVA-YOGYAKARTA. INDONESIA.

Khmer god in Bayon temple, Angkor, Cambodia

Elderly woman standing in front of a Buddha sculpture, Buddha Cave, Mae Cham, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

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

Maijishan Shiku (Maiji Shan Grottoes) are one of Chinas four most important Buddhist temple groups (the others being Datong, Luoyang, and the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang). Starting from the Northern Wei (386-535) and Northern Zhou (557-81) Dynasties, Buddhists cut caves into the sides of a red outcrop rising from the surrounding foliage-covered hills. Figures of the Buddha, of bodhisattvas and disciples were carved in harder rock brought from elsewhere, and installed in the caves. At their height, the Maijishan caves are believed to have numbered almost 800, but they suffered serious damage during an earthquake in 734. This event, combined with the exigencies of time, has reduced the number of extant caves to 194. The existing rock cut architecture contains over 7,200 Buddhist sculptures and over 1,000 square meters of murals. Maiji Shan translates literally as 'Wheatstack Mountain'.

Yungang Buddhist Caves, Shanxi Province, China, Asia,

Sandstone bas relief of male figures, Deities & Nagas of the underworld on the hidden wall at the Leper King Terrace, part of the Royal Square of Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Big sleeping Buddha in Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

China, Shanxi Province, Datong. Chinese girl looking at buddhist statues of Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty (460 AD). Unesco World Heritage site near Datong (MR).

Ancient seated buddha statue in Bagan, Myanmar

Details of carvings in a temple, Sulamani Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

Lying budha of Gal Vihara

Ellora Caves Maharashtra India

The Yungang Grottoes, ancient Buddhist temple grottoes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia Copyright: MichaelxRunkel 1184-11211

Pattaya wooden temple Sanctuary of Truth,

Indonesia, Borobudur temple in Java.

Small Buddha statue in a niche of the Wat Jong Kham, Kyaing Tong, Golden Triangle, Shan State, Myanmar, Asia

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