{"id":629,"date":"2026-07-01T05:32:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=629"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:32:50","slug":"buddhism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=629","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrig-page\">\n<style>\n    .wrig-page { max-width: 1120px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-page h1 { margin-bottom: .35rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-note { border-left: 4px solid #52616b; padding: .7rem 1rem; background: #f6f7f8; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; margin: 1.25rem 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card { border: 1px solid #d9d9d9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 1rem; background: #fff; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-top: 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid #ececec; background: #f7f7f7; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caption { margin-bottom: .75rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-meta, .wrig-caution { font-size: .92rem; color: #333; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caution { background: #fff8e6; border-left: 3px solid #b98200; padding: .55rem .7rem; }<br \/>\n  <\/style>\n<h1>Buddhism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places<\/h1>\n<p>This gallery presents Buddhist images, objects, and sites selected for close visual study. Use the images to compare teaching scenes, sacred objects, architecture, texts, and regional styles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-note\">These images are selected for study and comparison. Look closely at the source, rights note, caption, and category for each image before drawing conclusions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wrig-grid\">\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Buddha Preaching, Thailand<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-buddha-preaching-thailand-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Buddha Preaching, Thailand\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This relief shows the Buddha as a teacher in a preaching scene from Thailand. It connects Buddhist imagery with the transmission of the Dharma. Students can study gesture, narrative, and audience rather than only isolated statues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Buddha image<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39199\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Adds narrative\/teaching context.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-bodhisattva-avalokiteshvara-guanyin-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) (dated 1282). It connects directly to Buddhism through bodhisattva image. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, sites, and practices communicate religious ideas in a World Religions course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Bodhisattva image<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/61658\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Found by The Met Open Access API search for &#8216;Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara&#8217; and verified as a direct image URL.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-maharaja-sidh-sen-receiving-an-embassy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy. It connects to Buddhism through buddhist manuscript. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Buddhist manuscript<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/38016\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 38016.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Scholars of the Liuli Hall<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-scholars-of-the-liuli-hall-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Scholars of the Liuli Hall\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Scholars of the Liuli Hall. It connects to Buddhism through buddhist ritual object. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Buddhist ritual object<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39657\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 39657.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Votive stele with Buddha and bodhisattvas<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-votive-stele-with-buddha-and-bodhisattvas-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Votive stele with Buddha and bodhisattvas\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Votive stele with Buddha and bodhisattvas. It connects to Buddhism through buddhist temple\/monastic architecture. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Buddhist temple\/monastic architecture<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/39757\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 39757.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Mandala of the Sun God Surya<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buddhism-mandala-of-the-sun-god-surya-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Mandala of the Sun God Surya\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Mandala of the Sun God Surya. It connects to Buddhism through stupa\/pilgrimage site. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Stupa\/pilgrimage site<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78197\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Resolved from targeted The Met Open Access object ID 78197.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wrig-questions\">\n<h2>Questions for Looking Closely<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>What specific details in the image connect it to this tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What source information helps you interpret the image responsibly?<\/li>\n<li>How does this image complicate a simple or stereotyped understanding of the tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What comparison could you make with another image on this page?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/world-religions-images\/\">Back to World Religions Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\">Source note: Image records and rights statements are shown with each card. WordPress-hosted image files are used only after the source image or existing media URL has been verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buddhism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places This gallery presents Buddhist images, objects, and sites selected for close visual study. Use the images to compare teaching scenes, sacred objects, architecture, texts, and regional styles. These images are selected for study and comparison. 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