Gandhara Buddha Photos

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Historical Buddhist ornaments of Gandhara

Ethnological Museum. A meditating Buddha, Gandhara, Kushan dynasty, 2nd - 3rd Century, gray slate. Photo by Bin im Garten, 2011.

Gandhara, historical buddhist ornament, II-III sec. Surkh Kotl, Art of Gandhara in the Musée Guimet. Sailko, 2012

Avalokitesvara in bronze Gandhara. Musée des arts asiatiques Guimet. Bagh-Gai, Art of Gandhara in the Musée Guimet. Photo Sailko, 2012.

Ancient Gandhara historical Buddhism, Panel depicting a winged figure and a lion. 1st - 3rd Cenuty CE. Art of Gandhara in the Musée Guimet. Sailko, 2012.

Gandhara ancient Buddhist art 1st-3rd Century CE. Art of Gandhara in the Musée Guimet. Sailko, 2012.

Infant Buddha Taking a Bath, from Gandhara 2nd Century CE. Photo by PHGCOM, 2007.

Jaulian Lotus sculpture at the Buddhist monastery ruins (Jaulian archaeological site). Photo by Averylowiq, 2009.

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Ancient Art, Antialkidas Pillar & Dharmarajika stupa and a Video

Khambaba in Vidisha. A 140 BC pillar erected by an ambassador of Antialkidas / Antialcidas, the Indo-Greek king of Taxila. Photo by RegentsPark, 2008.

Dharmarajika stupa,Taxila. Present day Pakistan, Ancient Buddhist city of Taxila. Photo by Sasha Isachenko, 2010.

Cupid and Psyche in gold, from Taxila site Sirkap. Saka, Greco-Parthian period. Karachi National Museum of Pakistan.

Gandharan stupa. Photo by Sailko, 2011.

The art of Gandhara

Footprint of Buddha.

Footprint of the Buddha. 1st century Gandhara.

Votive Stupa from Gandhara - Indian Museum Kolkata. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly, 2012.

Hariti or Ardoxsho, Gandhara, Pakistan, Kushan Period, 2nd century- Royal Ontario Museum. Photo by Daderot, 2011. Her symbol is the Saraca Indica Linn tree i.e. the Bodhi tree ( Tree of life). Hariti is very likely a fertility goddess.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Gandhara art: Bodhisattva with a horned hat

Gandhara Indo-Greek art. A Bodhisatta / Bodhisattva with a horned hat, horns of a barking deer. Exhibited at Salem District Museum, Tamil Nadu, India. Photo by Thamizhpparithi Maari, 2012

Barking Deer, Kolkata. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly, 2011.

Saturday, 7 April 2012

A votive Stupa in the monastry. Probably dedicated to a teacher who lived in the room, the Mohra Muradu Buddhist monastery archaeological site. Located in ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.

1. The Double-Headed-Eagle Stupa — at Sirkap, theIndo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
2) Ruins of ancient City of Sirkap, the Indo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
3) A round stone stupa — at Sirkap, theIndo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
4) A Jain Temple — at Sirkap, theIndo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
5) A Stupa from first century BCE — at Sirkap, theIndo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
6) The stone wall of the ancient city of Sirsukh — the Kushan Empire archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
7) The round room of the apsidal temple — at Sirkap, the Indo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
8) A view of the main stupa of the Mohra Muradu Buddhist monastery. Archaeological site located in ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
9) Bastion in the wall of Sirsukh with hole for the archers — at Sirsukh, the Kushan Empire archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Photos by Dawoodmajoka, 2008.
0) A water well — at Sirkap, the Indo-Greek archaeological site. Located near ancient Taxila — in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Photos by Dawoodmajoka, 2008.

Photograph of a Buddhist sculpture from Loriyan Tangai, taken by Alexander Caddy in 1896. This style of sculpture, influenced by Graeco-Roman elements, is known as Gandharan and takes its name from the ancient kingdom of Gandhara (Peshawar) which, together with Udyana (Swat), corresponded fairly closely to the northern part of the North West Frontier Province. The 'Death of Buddha' (Mahaparinirvana) was one of the earliest and most popular subjects for Gandharan sculptors and this slab shows the flowing robes and curly hair which were specific features of this type of sculpture. The frieze of small figures riding sea-monsters also shows evidence of the aforementioned Graeco-Roman influence. Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library.