Museum Collections and Exhibits of Buddhist Art
Here are some websites to begin your search for a Buddhist image! Feel free to add more websites below...
World Timeline of Art: Timeline and Thematic Essays on Asian Art from the Met
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hm/06/hm06.htm
Explore Thematic Essays at the Met on Life of the Buddha, Tibetan Buddhist Art, and Zen Buddhism
Asian Art Collection: Search the Collection or view Current Exhibits at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
http://www.asianart.org/collection.htm
Buddhist Art in Asia: A Guided Tour of Cornell's Asian Art and its Symbolism
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/HFJ/edu/buddhist/index.html
Buddhism, The Art of Asia: Images and Essays from the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/buddhism/
Japanese Buddhist Art: Explore the Asian Art Collection from the MFA in Boston
http://www.mfa.org/collections/sub.asp?key=22&subkey=111
Buddhist Art and Trade Routes: Essays and Images of Buddhist Asia from Asia Society
http://www.asiasocietymuseum.com/buddhist_trade/indian.html
Multimedia Tour of the Buddhist World: A Series of Photo Essays from Pacific Asia Museum
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/buddhism/
Database of Himalayan Art: Search Dozens of Museum Collections of Himalayan Art
http://www.himalayanart.org/
UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Click on an Interactive Map to explore ancient Buddhist Sites
http://whc.unesco.org/en/254/
or for India only http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs.asp
Explore archealogical sites in photos, video and panographies at Stupa at Sanchi, Borobudur Temple, Anchor Wat, or Ajanta Caves
Along the Silk Road: Clickable map to view slide shows of Buddhist sacred sites along the Silk Road.
http://chinadatacenter.org/culturemap/en/slide.htm
The Thai Buddhist Image: A Historical Overview of Styles in Thai Art
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/buddhist-art/thaiart.html
Exhibitions of Asian Art: Web Links to Current Museum and Gallery Shows
http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions.html#gendun
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