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The Art of Tibet
The Himalayan Art Project, sponsored by the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, provides access to more than 1,200 works of Tibetan art held in major collections. Each tangka or statue can be viewed in fine detail using a zoom capability. Browse by category or use search to locate subjects. Also includes special exhibits and educational material.
http://www.tibetart.com/

Buddhist Paintings of Buryatia
A selection of thangkas from the collection of the Buryat Historical Museum with a brief description of the museum.
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/updike/365/

Nepalese Thangka Paintings
A collection of Tibetan and Nepalese Thangka paintings featuring Red, Green, and White Tara; Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara); Manjushri, Boddhisattva, Mandalas; Wheel of Life; Mahakaal; Yab Yum; Kuber; Ganesha.
http://www.ethangka.com/

Buddhist Art: Symbolism of Mandalas
A brief description of the general meaning of mandalas.
http://www.buddhanet.net/mandalas.htm

Sand Mandala
History and explanation of mandalas, with photos.
http://www.artnetwork.com/Mandala/

Exploring the Mandala
Brief description of mandalas, including a computer model developed at Cornell University.
http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~wbt/mandala/

Mandala
Illustrated discussion of mandalas, their creation and their place within Buddhist Tantric practice.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/george/mandala.html

Tibetan Buddhism Image Gallery
There have been people asking why the deities in Tibetan Buddhism, especially the Dharma Protectors and deities of the Highest Yoga Tantra are so wrathful and fierce in looks. The look of wrathfulness is also the same as compassion.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7534/images.html

Art of Newar Buddhism, Nepal
Sculpture, temple and stupa art, and rituals. Includes many images as well as detailed text.
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/Nepal/nepal.html

Dharmapala Center, School of Thangka Painting
The school, in Kathmandu, Nepal, is supervised by Nyingma lamas. Site contains images of more than 300 thangkas, illustrated essays detailing the creation process and symbolism. Works can be commissioned or purchased.
http://www.bremen.de/info/nepal/Inhalte.htm

Dakini Land
A celebration of the female spirit as manifest in the Dakini. Some images of Dakinis with a brief discussion of the symbolism.
http://www.dakini.demon.co.uk/

Chenrezig / Avalokiteshvara
The Tibetan Buddhist Buddha of Compassion: Chenresig (Avalokiteshvara)
http://dharma-haven.org/tibetan/chen-re-zig.htm

Headless Dakinis
Art and culture of Tibetan chod practitioners and dakinis.
http://www.headlessdakinis.com

Silk Thangka: Fabric Images in the Tibetan Tradition
Gallery showing hand-stitched mosaics of silk by a contemporary textile artist working in the Tibetan tradition. Information on creation process and history of fabric thangkas.
http://www.silkthangka.com

Manjushri-Mandala
A sorted Archive of Tibetan Thangka Art
http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/submenus/tibetmen.html

Tibetan Thangka Gallery #1 (Taeger Collection)
Tibetan Thangka Gallery # 1 from the Taeger Collection, 20 temporary paintings by Tibetan artists
http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/thkas/thgk-gal.html

Art of the Headless Dakini
Some images of dakinis, including headless ones. Also images of thogchags. Comments on both.
http://www.libertynet.org/meditate/page4.html

Dharma Images Home Gallery
A gallery of Deities from Tibetan Buddhist tradition rendered through Photoshop and the Web.
http://www.marigold.com/dharma/home.html

Mindful Creations - The Art of Joanne Chilton
Miksang means Good Eye in Tibetan. Fine Art Photography that works with a contemplative style called Miksang. See new exhibit titled "In Quiet Places".
http://www.mindfulcreations.com

Kaladarshan - Tibetan Art Virtual Library
Guide to Tibetan Art, Theatre and Music. The WWW Virtual Library entry provides a central access point to online resources dealing with Tibetan art.
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/anu/tib-art.html

Chenrezig Tibetan Sand Mandalas
Tibetan Sand Mandala Tour 2001 and 2002 in New Zealand. Information about and images of Chenrezig Tibetan Sand Mandalas.
http://www.mandala.org.nz

The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Descriptions and illustrations of touring exhibits of sacred music, sacred dance, mandala sand painting, art, and photos of Tibet. Includes tour schedule and contact information.
http://www.mysticalartsoftibet.org

Asianart: Early Tibetan Mandalas: The Rossi Collection
Fourteen Tibetan paintings of mandalas dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries, with commentary, and descriptive catalog.
http://www.asianart.com/mandalas/

Hindu Paintings: Newsletter Archive
A collection of illustrated articles about Buddhist and Hindu art. Topics include Dance of the Yogini, The Bodhisattva Ideal; Tantric Buddhist Art; and Green Tara and White Tara - Feminist Ideals in Buddhist Art.
http://www.hindupaintings.com/newsletter.php3

Mirrors of the Heart-Mind
The Rezk Collection of Tibetan Art from the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. Eight-five images with explanatory text accompanied by forty-seven related essays.
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/sama/samaintr.html

The Tibetan Photo Project
Tibetan monks are using the camera for the first time to document and share their lives and culture in exile. Several galleries of photographs and related material.
http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com

Nick Dudka: The Buddist Art of Thangka
A collection of thangkas including brief descriptions.
http://www.thangka.ru/eng.html

Brian Hafer's - Multimedia Buddhist Art Gallery
Brief descriptions of types of art and samples of chanting and ritual music (in .wav format.)
http://home.comcast.net/~bhafer/artgallery.html

Tibetan Paintings by the Thangde Gatsal Studio
A school in Dharamsala, India that teaches the art of Tibetan thangka painting. Commissions are accepted for specific thangkas.
http://www.tibetanpaintings.com/

Mandala Sand Painting
Description and images from the creation of a sand mandala.
http://www.newportnet.com/archives/mandala/home.htm

Art of Joan Bredin Price
A gallery of paintings and prints of the Twenty One Taras paintings accompanied by corresponding verses of traditional prayers. Available as prints or new commissions.
http://www.bredinprice.com

The Iconography of Vajrayana
A collection of the tantric paintings.
http://vajrayana.nm.ru/indexe.html

Temple Art Studios
Creators of silk appliques thangkas and paintings, unique historic Tibetan art projects and films.
http://www.tibetcolor.com

Tibetan Sacred Art
The work of Sanje Elliott, thangka painter. Paintings done in the traditional Karma Ghadri style of Tibetan Sacred Art. Gallery of thangkas and information on classes.
http://www.sanje.net/

Asian Arts, New York City
Museum quality Central Asian, Islamic, Nepalese and Indian material with a specialized interest in the art of Tibet.
http://www.mokotoff.com/

Virtual Thangka Gallery
Osel Shen Phen Ling copyright-free line drawings from various tibetan sources. Java applets for a prayer wheel and candle offerings.
http://www.fpmt-osel.org/gallery/

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