Home›Buddhist Art›Object Type›PaintingBrowse ByPaintingThis page groups artworks by what they actually show. Wikipedia notes that "images can often be divided into 'iconic images,' just showing one or more figures, and 'narrative images' showing moments from an episode or story involving sacred figures." Browsing by object-type lets a visitor tell a single-figure image from a story scene.FactsPaintingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested450 BCE 1PaintingFilter Results15 entriesIn GroupAllTibetan Thangka Painting (7)Authored ByAllNichiren (1)TraditionAllBuddhism (8)MediumAllDistemper on cloth (1)Ground mineral pigment on cotton (1)Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper (1)Ink calligraphy on paper, hanging scroll (1)Ink calligraphy on paper, three joined sheets (1)Mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth (1)Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton (1)Pigments on cloth (1)Pigments on cloth with gilt (1)Thangka, late 13th century (1)Art TraditionAllTibetan Thangka Painting (7)PlaceAllJapan (4)Tibet (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Kannon by a Lotus Pond (Hakuin Ekaku, Metropolitan Museum of Art)PaintingPadmasambhava Thangka (Rubin Museum of Art, F1997.12.1)PaintingPortrait of Dengyo Daishi (Saicho) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020.396.6)PaintingPortrait of the Indian Monk Atisha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993.479)PaintingPortrait of Xuanzang (Genjo) with Attendant (Japan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 29.160.29)PaintingTakao MandalaPaintingThe Dai Honzon of 1274 (Hota Myohonji)PaintingThe Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya (Honolulu Museum of Art, 6191.1)PaintingThe Life of Milarepa (Thangka, LACMA M.81.90.2)PaintingThe Life of Tsongkhapa (Thangka)PaintingThe Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment (Kano Tan'yu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.174)PaintingThe Tenpuku-bon, Dogen's Autograph Manuscript of the FukanzazengiPaintingVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.290)PaintingVessantara Jataka, Chapter 3 (The Gift): Vessantara Gives Away the Chariot (The Walters Art Museum)PaintingWheel of Life (Bhavacakra) ThangkaPaintingSources1. Wikipedia: Buddhist arttier 2WikipediaWikipedia Buddhist art, lead section, era statementQuote, Wikipedia Buddhist art, lead section, era statementBuddhist 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.