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  2. Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art - Wikipedia

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    Images of Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, might be mistaken for Gautama. [14] He is incarnated in the Dalai Lama, who is a tulku and the most revered Tibetan Buddhist monk. [15] [16] Especially among Westerners, Budai (in Chinese, or Hotei in Japanese) is often confused with Gautama or is thought to have originated Buddhism. [17]

  3. File:Emaciated Siddhartha Fasting Gautama Buddha.jpg

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  4. Great Renunciation - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhist discourses, the Great Renunciation and Departure are usually mentioned in the life of the Buddha, among several other motifs that cover the religious life of the Buddha-to-be, Prince Siddhārtha Gautama (Pali: Siddhattha Gotama): his first meditation, marriage, palace life, four encounters, life of ease in palace and renunciation, great departure, encounter with hunters, and ...

  5. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    According to the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56), [199] the Tathagata, the term Gautama uses most often to refer to himself, realized "the Middle Way"—a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, or the Noble Eightfold Path. [199] In later centuries, Gautama became known as the Buddha or

  6. Depictions of Gautama Buddha in film - Wikipedia

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    It got an honorable mention at the Cannes film festival in 1957. It is a black-and-white film consisting of beautiful images of natural environments, archeological sites, reliefs and paintings, ancient ones from Ajanta as well as modern ones accompanied by a voice over relating the history of Buddha.

  7. Category:Black-and-white photographs - Wikipedia

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    Specific black-and-white photographs. It should not contain the images (files) themselves, nor should it contain free- or fair-use images which do not have associated articles. It should not contain the images (files) themselves, nor should it contain free- or fair-use images which do not have associated articles.

  8. Life of Buddha in art - Wikipedia

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    In Theravada Buddhism the emphasis on Gautama Buddha remained strong, and narrative images of his life have remained popular where there is a suitable location. Apart from the huge cycle at Borobudor, there is a large cycle of reliefs in niches inside the Ananda Temple in Bagan , Myanmar probably from not long after 1105. [ 152 ]

  9. Buddhist art - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism.It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narrative scenes from their lives, mandalas, and physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. [1]