This site is in nine sections. These are (i) General Information on Buddhism, Nepal, and its Sacred History; (ii) Ongoing Artistic Tradtions; (iii) Festivals and Pujas; (iv) Early Sculpture; (v) "Asokan Caityas/Stupas"; (vi) "Four Great Stupas"; (vii) Bahas and Bahis; (viii) Avalokitesvara/Macchendranath/Lokesvara Shrines; and (ix) Sakti Sites.

This site is divided into four main sections: (i) Associations; (ii) Exhibitions; (iii) Articles; and (iv) Galleries. Sections (ii) - (iv) provide many fine examples of religious art from a variety of religious traditions including Buddhism. Only sections (ii) and (iii), however, also provide discussions of these.

This site offers views and discussions of twenty-three Korean temples dating from the sixth to the twentieth century. Among the oldest temples are Pusoksa (676 CE), Kumsansa (599 CE), and Pulguska (535 CE). Chikchisa temple is considered to date to 418 CE. The author observes, however, that Buddhism was not fully accepted in Korea until about 527 CE and is therefore evidently wary of the earlier date.

This is an art gallery for the Buddhist owned Tara & Company. The company works with artists in Nepal to make available the statues (rupas) and paintings (thangkas) found here, although Japanese examples may also be seen.

The links on this page are no longer functioning as the on-line guide has been closed down and permanently stored at a new URL, which is given on this page. The links at that site, however, are likely to be out of date or 'dead' due to lack of maintenance. The link given here is retained so as to allow the user to choose whether or not to utilize the permanent archive.

This site discusses the purpose, contruction, and types of thangka (not all of which are painted) as well as offering 260 photographs of them in one of its sections. Some of these themes may be found under 'Tibetan Iconography', which also includes discussions of the mudras (hand gestures) displayed by the figures in the thangkas, erotic and 'terrific' images, and background colours. The section 'Creation of a Thangka' includes illustrations in four stages of the method used to sketch a figure (a Buddha, deity, etc.) using a properly proportioned grid. It also illustrates the three steps in the painting process.

The art of several religious traditions are represented here, and Buddhist art is illustrated by a wealth of paintings, sculptures, drawings and iconometry, applique and embroidered work. Explanations accompany many of the images, which may be viewed in close-up using a Java or non-Java option. Under 'Exhibits' may be found a photographic essay by Nancy Jo Johnson on 'The Great Applique Tangka of Drepung Monastery', a discussion of the 'Origins of Tibetan Art' by Moke Mokotoff, and 'Historical Photographs of Tibet' from the 1950's. An index of subjects sub-divided into several categories is found under 'Collections' along with other options including 'Styles, Regions & Types'. External links are also available.

Potala is a palace built originally in the seventh century and later re-built by the fifth Dalai Lama in the seventeeth century. It is said to be (or to have been) the abode of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Several images are given, including a three dimensional mandala of Miji Vajra and a Skull Vessel from which a disciple drank wine whilst his Guru bathed his head in water.

This theme is discussed in eight brief sections. These are (i) Buddhas; (ii) Padmasambhava; (iii) Bodhisattva; (iv) Arhats; (v) Lamas and Lineage Holders; (vi) Yidams (Sambhogakaya manifestations); (vii) Dakinis (transmitters of wisdom in female form); and (viii) Dharmapalas (fierce and wrathful protectors of the Dharma). The first five of these are accompanied by images.

This discussion of Tibetan art is divided into seven sections. These are (i) Origins, (ii) Painting, (iii) Sculpture, (iv) Form and Function, (v) Butter Sculptures, (vi) Decorative Arts and Crafts, and (vii) The Arts in Exile. Art is here regarded as fundamental to the teaching of Buddhism. In the author's words, "The Buddha's task as a teacher could not even begin until works of art had opened the people's imagination to the revelation of new perceptions."

A total of forty-one photographs here accompany brief discussions of six monasteries. The monasteries are Drepung, home to monks of the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) Order, Sera, Nechung (also called the 'Demon Fortress'), Gyantse (the third largest city in Tibet), Shalu, and Tashilompo. No images are provided of the latter on this page, but images of the visit to this monastery of the 17th Kamapa (a leader of the Kagyu lineage) are available via a link.