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• - About the symbolism behind hand mudrus and mandalas, and the perfect proportions behind every Buddha figure.
  
• - Free graphics for download.
  
• - Online gallery of Buddhist art.
  
• - Building a 500 foot statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, in Bodhgaya, India. A symbol of loving kindness for the world
  
• - Buddhist Studies - Art Resources
  
• - Selections from the book "What Book: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop," edited by Gary Gach, Parallax Press, 1998.
  
• - 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 Buddhis
  
• - hosted by BuddhaNet's online magazine - BuddhaZine.
  
• - Information about the Tibetan Mandala.
  
• - Kosanji Temple was founded by the Buddhist priest Koso Kosanji in memory of his mother in 1936. Museum exhibits the history of the temple, as well as art collected by the priest.
  
• - Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art.
  
• - Small online gallery of Buddhist paintings, thangkas, statues, and icons.
  
• - Explores the arts and Western culture from a Buddhist perspective providing insightful coverage of the arts
  
• - 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.
  
• - A selection of artworks, translations, and articles by this Seoul-based American Buddhist artist
  
• - Pictures and explanation of Kuan Yin.
  
• - Chinese and Japanese Art History Virtual Library Links
  
• - World Heritage Stone Cave Hermitage, featuring Korean Buddhist Images, Deva and Boddhisattva images.
  
• - Archive of Buddhist and Related Art. A Photographic Research and Teaching Archive at Ohio State University.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Virtual tour of the "Exhibition of Buddhist Manuscripts and Block Prints" at the National Library of Austria.
  
• - In early Buddhism the most popular symbol was of the Buddha's footprints. Scholar Dr. Waldemar C. Sailer presents studies about the history and significance of the Buddha footprints existing in 15 Asian countries.
  
• - School of Thangka Painting in Nepal
  
• - The Himalayan Art Project web page features over 1500 artworks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Mongolia.
  
• - Exhibition of Asian Arts.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Several dozen Buddha images for downloading.