Buddhism Collection (page 3)

c. 1880s Japan - group of priests
c.1880s Japan - group of priests

c. 1880s Japan - lake and temple at Nara
c.1880s Japan - lake and temple at Nara

c. 1880s Japan - Japanese funeral procession
c.1880s Japan - Japanese funeral procession

Historical views of Further India (Southeast Asia)
Historical views of Further India (Thailand and Myanmar). Liar having his mouth sewn shut in Siam (Thailand) 43, stilthouses in the jungles of Siam 44

Figures of divinities in the Kalmyk religion: Maidarin, Amitabha and Shakyamuni. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812

Buddhist monastery of straw huts and temple in the Kingdom of Siam, Thailand. The monks are called Talapoini or bonzi. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Worshippers making offerings to a statue of Buddha or Fo in a banyan tree, Vietnam. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

An Indian Priest
A British officer, who had spent time in Phoogee Kyounges (Monasteries) dressed as an Indian priest or Buddhist monk at the Indian Exhibition in 1895. Date: 1895

Pagoda of Canon (Kannon)
Pagoda dedicated to the deity Canon (Kwannon, Kannon, Quannon) More commonly refereed to as Kannon, this Buddhist deity personifies compassion and is known as the Goddess of Mercy

Daikoku is one of the Seven Gods of Luck in Japanese mythology, known as the god of wealth and guardian of farmers. He is often depicted carrying a wish-granting mallet in his hand

Darma and Chaplets
Engraving of Darma, a saint of Japan, accompanied by engravings of chaplets, known as malas in Buddhism, which are said to represent humanitys mortal desires

Idol of Canon
Canon idol (also referred to as kannon, kwannon) Date: 1737

Confession of Japanese Penitents
Confession of Japanese penitents ( a person repenting their sins). If the penitents fail to make a proper confession, the priest causes the balance to project them down the mountainside. Date: 1844

Tossitoku
Tossi- toku (more commonly known as Fukurokuju or Fukurokuziyu) is one of the seven gods of fortune. He is the god of wealth, longevity and happiness. Date: 1731

Interior of the Temple of Quannon (Kannon) Kannon (Kwannon, Quannon) personifies compassion and is one of the most widely worshipped deities in Asia and Japan throughout both ancient

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism (Mahayana Buddhism)

Amida deity, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha or Amitayus), is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism, (Mahayana Buddhism)

Pagoda of the Bull, Japan
Japanese pagoda of the bull. Date: 1737

Interior of Meoken - Do Pagoda, Japan
The interior of the Meoken - Do Pagoda located in Nagasaki, Japan. Pagodas were originally used as reliquaries (a container for relics) and are typically used by Buddhists

Bonze defies decapitation
Japanese Bonze (Buddhist priest/monk) defies decapitation miraculously Date: circa 1860

Japanese Buddhist Deities Tiedebaik and Amida
Japanese idols Tiedebaik and Amida. Amida is a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss. Date: 1737

Giant Buddha Statue - Daibutsu, Japan in a temple. Date: 1737

Buddhist Daibutsu Pagoda, Japan
Buddhist Daibutsu (Giant Buddha) Pagoda, Japan Date: 1737

Procession of Lama Priests in Kyoto, Japan
Procession of Buddhist Lama Priests through the streets of Kyoto, Japan. Date: 1911

Pagoda at Villianur, Puducherry, India
Pagoda at Villianur (Villenour), Puducherry (Pondicherry), south east India (then a French colony). Date: 1922

Buddhist priest holding joss sticks, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest holding burning joss sticks as incense for the gods, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest striking a temple bell in an attitude of prayer, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest of Lin Yin (probably the Lingyin Temple, near Hangzhou), China. Date: 1922

Buddhist scene on the island of Putou, China, East Asia
Scene on the Buddhist island of Pu Tu (Putou), in the East China Sea south-east of Shanghai, China. Date: 1922

Buddhist pulpit seat, Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). The priest sits cross-legged on it to deliver a sermon. Date: 1922

Buddhist priest of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate). Head priest of a pagoda, has just descended from an ornate seat. Date: 1922

Buddhist monks praying, Rangoon, Burma, South East Asia
Buddhist monks and others praying at the Shwedagon Pagoda shrine, Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. Date: 1922

Group of lamas dancing, Bhutan, South Asia
Group of Buddhist lamas (monks) doing a religious dance at a castle in Bhutan, South Asia. They are wearing papier mache masks representing the heads of animals or devils

Avatar of Thaling, Bhutan, South Asia
Avatar of Thaling and others, Bhutan, South Asia. The Avatar is seen here in his Buddhist vestments, including an embroidered cope and an ornate mitre. 1922

LOCHANA (variously spelt) who represents the ideal essence of Buddha

Brick Tower at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ancient brick tower (Dhamek Stupa) at Sarnath (Sarnat), near Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1832

Amida, Japan
Amida (also known as Amitabha and Amitayus) is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. Amida is the principal buddha in Pure Land Buddhism (Mahayana Buddhism)

BUDDHISM / DAGON PAGODA
The Great Dagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (looking northwards) Date: 1825

Buddha - H Dore - on Own
BUDDHA Siddhartha Gautama Maitreya, the Buddha of the future Date: 563? BC - 483? BC

Statue of the Buddhist divinity Kuveraa in the grounds of Sandringham, Norfolk. It It was acquired for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)

Procession of Buddhas Throne at Hanoi, Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Buddhist monk - Temple of the Emerald Buddha
A young Buddhist monk in saffron robes looks directly at the camera as he passes through arches in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra si Raftana, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 1986

The Six Realms of Existence - Buddhism - China
The Six Realms of Existence - Chinese Buddhist Shrine. Date: circa 1910s

Reproduction of a print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805) showing two Japanese women looking on as a young artist paints a classical zen portrait of Daruma (Bodhidharma)

Buddhist Priest in Northern India (Tibet). Date: circa 1908

Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India
Golden Buddha, Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India, where Gautama Buddha is said to have obtained Enlightenment under what became known as the Bodhi Tree

Gold stupa of the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar Date: 2016

Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

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