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	Buddha (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Buddha footprint is an early representation of the Buddha.
		The relic of the tooth of the Buddha is venerated in Sri Lanka.
		The Tian Tan Buddha is a thirty-four metre tall statue of the Buddha in Hong Kong.
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	Buddha Dharma - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Buddha Dharma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		In addition to images of the Buddha himself, there is the dagoba, which preserves relics of his body or possessions, and the bo tree (a direct descendant of the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment).
		It derives from the teaching of the Buddha, who is regarded as one of a series of such enlightened beings.
		The most important Theravāda Buddhist festival is Wesak, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, while in Japan, Mahāyāna Buddhists celebrate the birth of the Buddha with the festival of Hara Matsuri.
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	Buddhist art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This reluctance towards anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha, and the sophisticated development of aniconic symbols to avoid it (even in narrative scene where other human figures would appear), seems to be connected to one of the Buddha’s sayings, reported in the Dighanikaya, that disfavored representations of himself after the extinction of his body.
		The Leshan Giant Buddha, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century during the Tang Dynasty and looking down on the confluence of three rivers, is still the largest stone Buddha statue in the world.
		Numerous statues of Mahayana Bodhisattvas from this period are characterized by a very strong refinement and technical sophistication, and are found throughout the region.
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	Buddha rupa - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Buddha rupa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Picture or statue of the Buddha, from whom the teachings of Buddhism have evolved, or one of the subsequent Buddhas.
		A seated Buddha may be in the lotus position (sitting cross-legged with both feet uppermost), or be seated on a lotus blossom.
		The footprints of the Buddha are sometimes used to symbolize following his example; the soles of his feet may have the eight-spoked wheel or a lotus.
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	Buddha Dordenma statue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Upon completion in 2007 it will be the largest Buddha rupa in the world, at a height of 169 feet.
		The statue is being built by Aerosun Corporation of Nanjing, China, at a cost of US$20 million including shipping and installation, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bhutanese monarchy.
		Its construction fulfills a prophecy made by Sonam Zangpo, a renowned yogi, that a large statue of either Padmasambhava, Buddha or of a phurba would be built in the region to bestow blessings, peace and happiness on the world, and to bring peace and prosperity to Bhutan.
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	Statue Encyclopedia @ ArtQuilt.com (Art Quilt) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Zurab Tsereteli's statue of Peter the Great in downtown Moscow is one of the world's tallest, alongside Ushiku Amida Buddha in Japan and the Rodina Mat on the Mamayev Kurgan.
		Many statues are intended as public art, exhibited outdoors or in public buildings for the edification of passers-by.
		In 1986, when the Statue of Liberty marked her one-hundredth anniversary, a three-day centennial celebration in her honor attracted 12 million, said to have been the largest public event in the world as of that date.
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	Buddha statue - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Buddha statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Carvings, paintings, and illustrated scrolls may depict scenes from the life of the Buddha and his previous incarnations, or demonstrate different states that the mind and body may achieve.
		Painted sculptures of Buddha, usually flanked by two assistants known as the Bodhisattvas, were intended to inspire a condition of peace while the devotee meditated on its smooth, painted surface.
		The statues were formal and idealized in style, but later, in the Kamakura period (1185–1392), they become more realistic, intending to create a physical likeness and to give the subject a more believable ‘spiritual’ quality.
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	Buddhist art - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		One of the first representation of the Buddha, on a 120 CE Kanishka coin, with the mention “BODDO” in Greek script
		The art of Mathura tends to be based on a strong Indian tradition, such the anthropomorphic representation of divinities such as the Yaksas, although in a style rather archaic compared to the later representations of the Buddha.
		The Leshan Giant Buddha, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century during Tang Dynasty and looking down on the confluence of three rivers, is still the largest Buddha statue in the world.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Buddhist_art (4248 words)

	Buddhist Art Encyclopedia @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Although Islamic rule was rather tolerant of other religions “of the Book”, it showed little tolerance for Buddhism, which was perceived as a religion depending on idolatry.
		During the 2nd century BCE, the expansion of the Former Han to the West led to increased contact with the Hellenistic civilizations of Asia, especially the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
		The style of this indigenous art was geometric, abstract and richly adorned with a characteristic “barbarian” luxury.
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		The 169-feet bronze statue of Buddha Dordenma, Vajra Throne Buddha, symbolising indestructibility, and seated on a vajra throne, will be erected at Kuensel Phodrang in Changbangdu, overlooking the capital city.
		Approved by His Majesty the King and the government, the Buddha Dordenma project is being initiated by the chairman of Menjong Chhothuen Tshogpa, Lam Tshering Wangdi, to commemorate the hundred years of monarchy in 2007.
		The statue is expected to be a major pilgrimage centre and a focal point for Buddhists all over the world to converge, practice, meditate and retreat.
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	Buddhist Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		From 710 numerous temples and monasteries were built in the capital city of Nara, such as the five-story pagoda, the Golden Hall of the Horyuji, or the Kofuku-ji temple.
		Many of its statues were characterized by rich body adorments.
		An effort to erect a 500 foot tall statue of Maitreya Buddha, at Bodhgaya, India.
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	RAOnline Bhutan: The Centenary of Monarchy - The tallest statue of Lord Buddha
		RAOnline Bhutan: The Centenary of Monarchy - The tallest statue of Lord Buddha
		In order to fit the structure exactly on a one-acre land the foundation and the concrete structures, which will support the statue, will be built as soon as the government clears the five-kilometer approach road.
		The Bhutanese master sculptors had built a 12-meter high model statue of the Buddha and given it to a Chinese company, Aerosun Corporation in Nanjing, China.
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		Tallest Statue of Lord Buddha to be in Bhutan
		Bhutan will have the largest and the tallest statue of Lord Buddha ever to be built in the world.
		The 169-feet bronze statue of Buddha Dordenma, Vajra Throne Buddha, symbolising indestructibility, and seated on a vajra throne, will be erected at Kuensel Phodrang in Changbangdu, overlooking the capital city Thimphu...
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		Thousand Buddhas at Wonderful Enlightenment Mountain is an international Buddhist community established in 1976.
		Buddha hall and monastic facilities, the educational institutes,...
		Buddha said, "The Dharma is level and equal, with no high or low." At the
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	The Dhamma Times: July 2005
		When news spread around the entire Buddhist community that he was homosexual, the Buddha was alerted to the problem and he issued a rule for the community not to give any ordination to a homosexual, and those ordained gays are to be expelled.
		Two giant Buddhas were destroyed and looted by the country's former Taliban rulers in 2001.The Japanese team says it found the 2.5 metre mural in vivid blue in a small cave carved into a cliff on the eastern side of the statues.
		It is apparently the torso of a Buddha, dating from the sixth or seventh century, which the team says must be preserved without delay.
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	Buddha (disambiguation) Did You Mean buddha_(disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		Many Buddhists in the Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions consider there to be three types of Buddha: Samyaksam Buddha (generally referred to simply as "Buddha"), Sravaka-Buddha, and Pratyekabuddha.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
		If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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	Buddhist Art Encyclopedia @ QuiltPlace.com (Quilt Place) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
		The pink sandstone sculptures of Mathura evolved during the Gupta period (4th to 6th century) to reach a very high fineness of execution and delicacy in the modeling.
		Overall, the art of Vietnam has been strongly influenced by Chinese Buddhist art.
		The Sri Vijayan Empire had adopted Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, under a line of rulers named the Sailendras.
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	Buddha Dordenma Statue Encyclopedia @ OnlineReligion.com (Online Religion) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
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	Buddhist art and culture from Froola
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		Buddhist Art: The Thai Buddha Image - The Development of Buddha Images in Thailand.
		About the top 5 biggest Buddha statues in China
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	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Buddha Dordenma statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
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