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Across two and a half millennia, the life of the Buddha has been depicted in art rich in beauty and complexity. Most paintings and sculptures focus on key episodes in his spiritual journey: his birth and childhood, his renunciation of worldly life, his enlightenment, his first teaching, his life as a teacher, and his death.
But Buddhist traditions vary. Ways of illustrating the Buddha's life story are often distinctive, depending on the culture and period of production. We have brought together examples of how different cultures have represented two key chapters of the Buddha's life: his career as a teacher and the moment of his death.
--David Grubin, Filmmaker, The Buddha
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From the Film: The Buddha’s First Teaching
From the Film: The Buddha’s First Teaching
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When he was 29, the Buddha abandoned the palace where he had grown up and set out to comprehend the ...
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Art: The Buddha as Teacher
Art: The Buddha as Teacher
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Painting and sculptures of the Buddha teaching as seen by three different Buddhist cultures.
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From the Film: The Death of the Buddha
From the Film: The Death of the Buddha
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According to tradition, the Buddha died near the town of Kushinagara in Northern India near the border with Nepal. He ...
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Art: The Death of the Buddha
Art: The Death of the Buddha
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The moment of the Buddha’s death illustrated by three different Buddhist traditions.
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