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Buddhism

Images

  • A Buddhist master (?) enthroned on an elephant, being presented with a sword-like object by a man and woman. Watercolour with gouache, China (?), 1750/1850?.
  • The torments of hell in Buddhism: two bearded demons burning six men alive. Lithograph.
  • A Chinese man taking an oath before a shrine to the god Paak-tai, while another man prepares to decapitate a cock. Ink drawing, China, 18--?.
  • A Buddhist master (?) sitting on a chair under a tree, with books laid out on a table, while a young pupil kneels before him. Watercolour with gouache, China (?), 1750/1850?.
  • A Chinese procession of musicians, in honour of the god of spring. Ink drawing, China, 18--?.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    When did the Buddha live? : the controversy on the dating of the historical Buddha selected papers based on a symposium held under the auspices of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen / edited by Heinz Bechert.

    | Date: 1995
    • Books
    • Online

    Sketches from Nipal : historical and descriptive, with anecdotes of the court life and wild sports of the country in the time of Maharaja Jang Bahadur, G. C. B / to which is added an essay on Nipalese Buddhism and illus. of religious monuments, architecture, and scenery, from the author's own drawings.

    Oldfield, Henry Ambrose. | Date: 1880 [i.e. 1881]
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    • Online

    Catalogue of the Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts in the University library, Cambridge : with introductory notices and illustrations of the palæography and chronology of Nepal and Bengal / by Cecil Bendall.

    Cambridge University Library. | Date: 1883
    • Books

    Early Buddhist monachism / Sukumar Dutt.

    Dutt, Sukumar, 1891- | Date: 1984
    • Manuscripts

    [Phra Malai].

    | Date: 18th century
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