Fine art based on Pali Canon

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Is there any website for collection of fine arts based on Pali Canon?
I would love to see fine arts related to the life of the Buddha (and the society during his times) and his teachings.
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Hi Sam,

Me too! It must be a Nevada thing, as I am interested in that too. We have some of the best collections of fine arts right here in Las Vegas, with the Wynn Collection and others.
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I'm away from my library right now, so don't have the exact quote, but this is from the Vinaya, quoted n BuddhismAtoZ.com:
Art (kalā) is the use of imagination to beautify things, or to represent ideas and feelings in painting, drawing and sculpture. The Buddha had little to say on the subject of art, but he obviously saw its value because he said monks and nuns could beautify their monasteries by painting them different colours and decorating them with various geometrical and floral designs (Vin.II,117).
Buddhist architecture is also a form of art and like the use of paintings from the life of Buddha can also be seen as a skillful means for attracting interest in the Dhamma.
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TheDhamma wrote:Buddhist architecture is also a form of art...
Thailand...everywhere in...knocks your socks off... :smile:
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Art (kalā) is the use of imagination to beautify things, or to represent ideas and feelings in painting, drawing and sculpture. The Buddha had little to say on the subject of art, but he obviously saw its value because he said monks and nuns could beautify their monasteries by painting them different colours and decorating them with various geometrical and floral designs (Vin.II,117).
Thanks for that.
I also feel that art related to Dhamma should not be unwholesome. Just like language (words, scripts) it is also a method of communication. Dhamma Arts have power of generating deep inspiration, saddha and energy, I think.
I am particularly interested in real fine arts of painting related to Buddha and his life, Dhamma, Sangha and also the society and culture at the time of the Buddha.
If there were any website dedicated to such paintings/pictures it would be great.
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SamKR wrote:If there were any website dedicated to such paintings/pictures it would be great.
There are many...you just have to 'search' them out... :smile:
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appicchato wrote:
SamKR wrote:If there were any website dedicated to such paintings/pictures it would be great.
There are many...you just have to 'search' them out... :smile:
Didn't find any what I wanted...
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SamKR wrote:Didn't find any what I wanted...
Haven't yet found any you wanted might be another way to look at it...they're there, just depends on the effort you're willing to expend looking...
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SamKR wrote:
appicchato wrote:
SamKR wrote:If there were any website dedicated to such paintings/pictures it would be great.
There are many...you just have to 'search' them out... :smile:
Didn't find any what I wanted...
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Have you checked out the link in Bhante's signature?
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Hi Sam,

You may find useful the Art section of the Sadhu! directory:

http://www.dhamma.ru/sadhu/modules/myli ... .php?cid=2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Dear friend

Have you checked out the link in Bhante's signature?
Yes, I had checked them. Very beautiful pictures.
But I was actually looking for pictures/paintings which show the Buddha's period.
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SamKR wrote:
Dear friend

Have you checked out the link in Bhante's signature?
Yes, I had checked them. Very beautiful pictures.
But I was actually looking for pictures/paintings which show the Buddha's period.
Life of the Buddha sort of thing? If so, they are out there on there inside on temple walls traditionally.

A Google search "Thai paintings" "Buddha's life" maybe?
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I just googled 'Thai Buddhist murals' and there's countless links (not even to mention Mahayana art ) to some beautiful stuff...what you're looking for is out there...
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Try to google "gandhara".
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