This page groups artworks by the broader named category their function falls under. Wikipedia notes that "other terms often used for art of various religions are cult image, usually for the main image in a place of worship, icon in its more general sense, and 'devotional image' usually meaning a smaller image for private prayer or worship." Browsing by in-group lets a visitor find every artwork classed under the same functional name.
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1. Wikipedia: Buddhist art
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Buddhist art originated in the north of the Indian subcontinent, in modern India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the earliest survivals dating from a few centuries after the historical life of Siddhartha Gautama from the 6th to 5th century BCE.
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