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Buddhism had its origin in India about 5th Century B.C and soon spread to other nations like Korea, Japan and China as well as some nations in the west. With the spread of Buddhism, several civilizations incorporated Buddhist sculpture and paintings into their own art. Thus came about the innumerable examples of Buddhist Sculptures from various dynasties of different eras. Sitting Buddhist Sculpture is one of the finest examples of Buddha art developed in India and spread to other regions across the world. In various temples and National Museums around the world you will find some impressive models of Sitting Buddhist Sculpture.
List of Sitting Buddhist Sculpture
Some of the ancient examples of Sitting Buddhist Sculpture are made of materials like gilt-bronze, granite, wood and cast stone. There are also many statues of Sitting Buddha made of terracotta, marble, clay and limestone among other material. Some of the earliest collection of Sitting Buddhist Sculpture can be traced back to the 6th century BC. Examples of seated Buddhist sculpture from this period include Seated Buddha, Baekje Korea, second half of 6th and Pensive Bodhisattva Maitreya, Baekje, late 6th century among others.
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The museums where you can find several models of Sitting Buddhist Sculpture include Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of Korea, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Gyeongju National Museum among others. In the National Museum of Korea the various statues of seated Buddha include Seated Sakyamuni Buddha, 10th c, Seated Buddha, early 10th c, Seated Vairocana, 9th c, Seated Avalokiteshvara, 14th century and Seated Buddha, early 10th. There are also several semi-seated Buddhist sculptures at the National Museum of Korea. The list of other Sitting Buddhist Sculptures includes the following:
- Seated Buddha, Unified Silla dynasty, second-half of the 8th century
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Seated Buddha, first half of the 8th
Seated Vairocana, early 9th c, Tokyo National Museum, Ogura Collection
Seated Buddha, Guimet Museum
Seated Buddha, 20th century, Seoraksan
All these Sitting Buddhist Sculptures are some of the finest examples of artistic styles of several ancient civilizations.
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