Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre
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| Gautama being confronted by evil forces Gandera |
The Buddha was simply a human being and he claimed no inspiration from any God or ... He encountered an old man, a sick man, a corpse, and a religious ascetic. ... The historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) is also known as Shakyamuni. ... |
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| The Site where Buddha was born |
Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. |
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| A Buddhist sculpture |
Buddhist art is the artistic practices that are influenced by Buddhism |
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| Buddha teaching 1st sermon known as setting of the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion Sarnath India 3rd Century AD |
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is a Buddhist text that is considered by Buddhists to be a record of the first sermon given by Gautama Buddha. ... |
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| The Mahabhodi Temple erected on the site of the Buddhas Enlightenment Bodh Gaya India 4th Century |
The Mahabodhi Temple or the Mahabodhi Mahavihar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. |
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| Rāhula asking the inheritance from the Buddha |
Buddha giving his begging bowl to his son Rahula after the latter had asked his father for his inheritance |
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| The Enlightenment Gautama is shown as an empty throne under the Bodhi tree Sanchi India 1st Century AD |
Mucalinda is the name of a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment.
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| The Buddha protected by Nagaraja Mucalinda |
Mucalinda is the name of a nāga, a snake-like being, who protected the Gautama Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. It is said that four weeks after Gautama Buddha began meditating under the Bodhi Tree, the heavens darkened for seven days, and a prodigious rain descended. ... |
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| Crossing stream typical Zen artists impression depicting man as integral part natural environment China 16th Century AD |
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. |
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| Spring Ikeban Buddhist art form of flower arranging |
Ikebana is the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging. ... have since become more secular, displayed as art forms in people's homes. ... which was an evolution of early Buddhist floral decoration where flowers were used to ... |
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| Mandala Tibet 17th Century AD |
A mandala is a geometric configuration of symbols. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas ... Painted 17th-century Tibetan 'Five Deity Mandala', in the centre is Rakta Yamari embracing his consort Vajra Vetali, in the ... |
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| Ornamental door knob Tibet |
Ornamental door knob Tibet |
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| Bodhidharma the Indian patriarch and founder of Chan Zen Buddhism in China early in the 6th Century AD |
Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. ... |
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| Omakoti showing their traditional attire during umemulo ceremony, eMandleni, uMsinga, 1991 |
Omakoti showing their traditional attire during umemulo ceremony, eMandleni, uMsinga, 1991 |
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| Bodhi Dharma the Indian patriarch and founder of Chan Zen Buddhism in China early in the 6th Century AD |
Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, |
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| Buddhist Retreat Centre |
The Buddhist Retreat Centre is an inclusive resort and meditation centre located near Ixopo, in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa. |
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| Buddhist retreat |
The BRC hosts regular retreats and welcomes independent visitors who want to visits its facilities, without promoting one form of Buddhism over others. |
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| Buddhist stupa |
A stūpa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation. A related architectural term is a chaitya, which is a prayer hall or temple containing a stupa. |
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| Gilded metal castings depicting the Buddha's first sermon in the deer park at Sarnath Tibet |
A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, |
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| Monk meditating in the court yard of a Zen monastery Japan |
Buddhist monasteries have been part of the Japanese cultural landscape ever since |