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      India & South Asia

(1997) The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Literature and artwork on prayer, ritual and meditation from the religious traditions of Tibet, India and Nepal.

(2002) Desire and Devotion
Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. Introduction by Pratapaditya Pal.

* Stupa Bibliography (HAR)

Akara : A Quest For Perfect Form
From the Lentsa and the Wartu scripts that Thonmi Sambhota and his co-scholars brought to Tibet about the 7th century A.D., are descended the chief styles of Tibetan writing.

Buddhist Tales - for young and old - King Fruitful
A large collection of stories with a good introduction.

Cast For Eternity
Bronze masterworks from India and the Himalayas.

Coiffe de Pandit by Etienne Bock
Coiffe de Pandit by Etienne Bock, an informative article on Indian and Tibetan pandita hats used by Buddhists along with reference to the Bon religion. This is a large Pdf file and in French.

Couples in Art
It is common to see Shiva and Parvati as a couple but not always so for other figures in the Himalayan pantheon of deities and gods. Here is the short list of paired male and female partners and lovers.

Cultural Synthesis in the Buddhist Art of China
Cultural Synthesis in the Buddhist Art of China. Arputharani Sengupta.

Encyclopedia for Epics of Ancient India
An excellent resource for information on names and stories in the Indian classics.

Himalayan Art Resources
The mission of Himalayan Art Resources website is to create a comprehensive research database, a virtual museum, of Himalayan and Tibetan art.

Hindu Gods & Deities
The Hindu gods, male and female and other subjects commonly found in Himalayan art.

Hindu Religion
The important Hindu subjects represented in Himalayan art: painting, sculpture, ritual objects and illuminations.

Hinduism and Hindu Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art Essay Topics.

Huntington Archive Quick Guide
The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art contains nearly 300,000 original color slides and black and white and color photographs of art and architecture throughout Asia. Countries covered in the collection include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), China, and Japan.

The Illustrated Jataka and Other Stories of the Buddha
An excellent site using stone relief sculpture and murals from various regions of india to illustrate a selection of Jataka stories.

India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives Museum, Dharamsala

India: Menri Monastery Museum
The Bon Museum, the only one in the world, is located on the 3rd floor of the new library building adjacent to the monastic complex.

India: National Museum, New Delhi
See images on the HAR website.

India: The Tibet Museum
The Tibet museum was established with the aim of presenting Tibet's history and visions for its future through texts, photographs, videos and installations. Quick Guide Outline.

Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Art
This website aims to provide general introductory information on different aspects of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist art on the basis of recent scientific studies.

Jataka Stories
52 Jataka stories for the young and old.

Jataka Story Archives, Buddhist Tales for Young and Old
36 stories selected by the New York Buddhist Vihara.

The John C. & Susan L.Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art
A photographic research and teaching archive.

Karsha's Chuchikjyal Temple
Stabilizing the structure of the temple in Karsha, Zangskar, by Rob Linrothe.

Karsha's Chuchikjyal Temple
Stabilizing the structure of the temple in Karsha, Zangskar, by Rob Linrothe.

Kings: Buddhist, Hindu & Bon
Kings are an important subject type found in painting and sculpture of Himalayan art. Depicted as royal figures, Kings wear turban-like crowns, layered in sumptuous robes and boots, and sit on lavish decorative thrones.

The Koelz Collection
70 Tangkas. The University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology.

The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
The LTWA is one of the most important institutions in the world dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Tibetan culture.

Life of the Buddha
Metropolitan Museum of Art Essay Topics.

Mahasiddha
Mahasiddhas are great accomplished ones, or great [spiritually] accomplished ones, also known as Indian adepts, the principal Indian teachers of Hindu and Buddhist Tantra, or any great religious teacher that is credited with having special attainments and powers.

More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt
The Baldwin Project: Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children. A selection of 21 stories.

Norbulingka Institute
Preserving Tibetan Culture: painting, handicrafts, publications, etc.

Peace of Mind
Sculpture: the wonderful history of art from India, the Himalayan regions and South East Asia is represented by the rich cultural heritage of their sculptures.

The Queen's Chorten: Karsha Temple, Zangskar
The "Queen's" Chorten is located in Karsha, Zanskar, immediately in front of the Chuchikjyal temple. While the latter structure predates its ca. 14th century paintings by a century or two, the "Queen's" Chorten is reliably dated by inscriptions on its own paintings (translated by the Karsha Lonpo and Lama Angchuk) to the second half of the 16th century.

Recognizing the Gods
Metropolitan Museum of Art Essay Topics.

Soma, Offertory and Elixer by Francois Pannier
This article appeared in number 4 of KAOS - PARCOURS DES MONDES, 2004 translated by David Hunter from the French.

Some Aspects of Jataka Painting
Some aspects of Jataka paintings in Indian and Chinese (Central Asian) art. M. C. Joshi & Radha Banerjee

Tantric Dance Filming of Great Dance Festival, Lamayuru
Filming the movement vocabulary and ritual enactment of the Drikung Kagyu sacred dance technique. (Parnassus Productions).

Tantric Dance Filming of Great Dance Festival, Lamayuru
Filming the movement vocabulary and ritual enactment of the Drikung Kagyu sacred dance technique. (Parnassus Productions).

Tantric Hinduism in Khmer Culture
Tantric Hinduism in Khmer Culture by Emma C. Bunker, Asian Department, Denver Art Museum.

To See the Buddha
An analysis of the various chracteristics of the Buddha form.

Treasures in Monasteries
The few surviving monasteries of the 11th century bring to light important aspects of the development of Buddhist art in the Himalayan region and its deep connections with the philosophy and art of eastern India and Kashmir.

The Vanishing Dances of Ladakh
(This essay first appeared in Ballet Review, Summer 2001 Reprinted with permission and amendments. By Joseph Houseal).

The Vanishing Dances of Ladakh
(This essay first appeared in Ballet Review, Summer 2001 Reprinted with permission and amendments. By Joseph Houseal).

Victorious Durga: Javanese Images of the Hindu Goddess
Durga Figures in the Museum Nasional, Jakarta. The Museum Nasional has 32 Durga sculptures on display. They originate from various areas in Java dating from the 7th to the 15 th century, the Hindu-Buddhist period in the history of the Indonesian archipelago.

The World of the Buddha Footprint