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The Great Stupa at Sanchi

Learn more about the Great Stupa at Sanchi in India.

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What is conflated narrative? | The Enlightenment relief at the Great Stupa at Sanchi

How does a single image show the passage of time?

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What is a stupa?

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What is continuous narrative? | The Great Departure relief at the Great Stupa at Sanchi

Because early Buddhist art is aniconic, we explain the symbols used to depict the Buddha’s presence in this scene and show how they repeat from right to left to illustrate how his story unfolds.

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Who is Bodhidharma?

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Introduction to the Birth of the Buddha and Queen Maya

How was the birth of the Buddha shown in art?

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A journey into paradise at the Phoenix Hall in Japan

Travel back in time to explore the Phoenix Hall at Byōdō-in Temple in Uji, Japan and Pure Land Buddhism. Learn about the origins of this magnificent temple and how it symbolizes the teachings of Buddhism.

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Learn about Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Muqi’s Six Persimmons

Muqi, a 13th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, created this famous monochrome ink painting of six persimmons. The monk painter captured the essence of these sweet fruits using very few brushstrokes.