Most beautiful pictures/artwork of the Buddha/buddhism related

Gillian · October 13, 2021, 12:00am

Beautiful work BCH. May your efforts be rewarded.

Linda · October 13, 2021, 5:42pm

@BCH
The photos are really beautiful, as are the people you phototgraphed. I love how you’ve captured their expressions. Thank-you for posting them!

P.S. I just looked at your website–really amazing photos and I appreciate the title “beauty in service”. I’ve see the one of the two young nuns (also posted above) on something I’ve gotten in the past, and have always loved it–would it have been on an Amenesty calendar, or perhaps it was something form Seva? All your photos are very touching.

LucasOliveira · October 13, 2021, 6:05pm

I thought it was just the Buddha teaching…
but I found some versions of this photo on the internet

Maha Pajapati Gotami requesting permission from the Buddha to establish the order of nuns (Bhikkhuni Sasana)
The Buddha Teaching His Aunt (Gotami)
Or The Buddha Teaching

BCH · October 14, 2021, 1:13am

Thank you Linda! The Two Nuns Laughing was in a Seva calendar(s) in the late 1990s and also is a greeting card published by Amber Lotus. The travel and photography dedicated to helping the people living in the areas that the images came from was a very satisfying part of my life…and still is as the work continues to bring benefit. Another NGO that is close to my heart and I have used photography to help is the Tibetan Nuns Project. https://tnp.org/

BCH · October 14, 2021, 1:16am

Thank you Gillian! And may your Sutra Central valued contributions bring you rewards as well.

Subharo · October 18, 2021, 12:25am

Nicolas · October 23, 2021, 4:30am

It looks like the link for the first picture from my post is dead. Here’s another link to it.

anon72036881 · October 23, 2021, 5:27am

This ancient Buddha statue gives me a peaceful vibe…as if the Master stands before me…

marajina · October 23, 2021, 1:54pm

Samadhi Buddha photo in my room. Most beautiful.
Should be same Samadhi Buddha. Photo taken in 1930’s before restoration. I’m not exactly certain it is the same one though. Would mean the topknot was removed in restoration. Most beautiful.

Adutiya · October 23, 2021, 4:56pm

Judging by the stone pillars to the sides, it certainly looks like the same statue (sans topknot/head hair) in the same place but on a different pedestal.

I found this on the photo:

marajina · October 23, 2021, 5:13pm

Yes, I purchased it from this shop you link to. Sorry for my error on the dating of photograph. I also have a photo that was purchased from a vendor there at Anuradhapura when I visited the Samadhi statue.

Also most beautiful.

Dana · October 24, 2021, 9:58am

Ancient temple shrine in Polonaruwa, Sri Lanka 1997.
As I remember it, the stupa and heart on the table were made of real flowers. So that temple shrine is not just a historical site but part of a living tradition.

Dana · October 24, 2021, 10:29am

Bodhi leaf, with hand-painted Buddha image, from Bodh Gaya, India 1997.

Ficus · October 24, 2021, 4:11pm

This image is from Ven Ānandajoti’s FB page, and here is his description

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I love pattachitra style art…comic book fans will appreciate !

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Khemarato.bhikkhu · October 25, 2021, 2:26am

thanks for sharing! Makes me nostalgic for all the Middle Eastern, Buddhist art that must have existed back in the day that’s nearly all been erased by now

Gillian · October 25, 2021, 4:31am

Dana · October 25, 2021, 1:29pm

Buddha statue in the Big Cave, at Santi Forest Monastery,. 2021. The statue was carved by Ayya Patachara and the Monastery was established by Bhante Sujato.

LucasOliveira · October 30, 2021, 1:35am

A Bhikkhu

Dana · October 30, 2021, 9:39am

A beautiful artwork - is it a real painting or just a computer-modified photo?

LucasOliveira · October 30, 2021, 1:46pm

I do not know…

I found the photo on the internet…

I think it’s free