Art of Newar Buddhism, Nepal
Summary:
- General Information on Buddhism, Nepal, and its Sacred History ( by JCHuntington)
- Ongoing Artistic Traditions
- Festivals and Pujas
- Early Sculpture
- "Asokan Caityas/Stupas"
- "4 Great Stupas"
- Bahas and Bahis
- Avalokitesvara/Macchendranath/Lokesvara Shrines
- Sakti Sites
General Information on Buddhism, Nepal, and its Sacred History
Map of Nepal and the Kathmandu Valley
Introduction to Buddhism (Text & illustrations by John C. Huntington)
Sacred History of the Kathmandu Valley as articulated in Two Contemporary Thangka Paintings:
Ongoing Artistic Traditions
Metal Casters from the City of Patan Working in the Traditional Lost Wax Casting Method. Contains images of:
- Artists making wax models
- Artists preparing and heating of the metal
- Artists pouring the molten metal
- Artists cleaning and fire gilding the images
Festivals and Pujas
Puja (Vasundhara puja and Panchadan Festival conducted at Haka Baha)
Ratha Jatra (The festival in which Rato Macchendrenath is taken from Patan to Bungamati)
Early Sculpture
Sculpture from the Licchavi Period (ca. 330 - 880)
- Pre-Licchavi Sculpture
- Licchavi Images in Museums
- Licchavi Images In Situ
- Licchavi Sculpture at Swayambhu
"Asokan Caityas/Stupas"
- East Caitya, in Patan
- South Caitya, in Lagankhel
- West Caitya, in Patan
- North Caitya, in Patan
"4 Great Stupas"
Swayambhu Mahacaitya (under construction)
Bandegaon Caitya and Lokesvara (Avalokitesvara) shrine
- Overviews of the Caitya
- Some Sculpture at the Site
- Ajima (Bya rDzima) Shrine
- Overviews of the Caitya
- Details of the Hala and Shrines
Bahas and Bahis
Gum Baha (See also Khadgayogini Temple under "Sakti Sites")
Haka Baha in the city of Patan. Contains images of:
- The exterior of the baha
- The interior courtyard of the baha and its contents
- Details of the south wall , 1st level (where the main, public shrine is located)
- Details of the exterior of the main shrine
- Details of the interior of the main shrine
- Details of the 2nd level of the south wall
- Exterior and interior views of the Vajrasattva shrine on the west wall
- Pujas conducted at Haka Baha
Chusya Baha in the city of Kathmandu.
Contains images of:
- The exterior of the baha
- The interior courtyard of the baha
- Sculpture in the courtyard
- Toranas on the south (shrine) wall
- Miscellaneous sculpture on the south (shrine) wall
- Strut figures and window details
- Shrine interior
Avalokitesvara/Macchendranath/Lokesvara Shrines (See under "Puja and Festival" section for the Ratha Jatra Festival to Rato Macchendranath)
Bungamati Temple: houses Rato (Red) Macchendranath for six months of the year.
- Exterior of the temple
- Some items in the courtyard
- Shrine interior
Co Baha, Chobar: Anandadi Lokesvara Shrine
Laskadyaya Baha, Bhaktapur: Laskadyo (Avalokitesvara) Shrine
- Exterior views and details of the Laskadyo Shrine
- 2nd Level Torana and Shrine Interior
Lokesvara Baha, Nala: Lokesvara (Avalokitesvara) Shrine
- Exterior views of the Lokesvara shrine
- Details of the Lokesvara shrine
- Paintings on the Lokesvara shrine
- Lokesvara shrine interior
Rato Macchendranath Temple, Patan
Ta Baha, Thimi: Lokesvara (Avalokitesvara) Shrine
Balaju: includes images of the Hariti Shrine and the Guhyesvari Shrine
- Exterior views of the entrance and shrine
- Interior of the shrine
- Paintings in the chanting hall
- Ritual implements
- Exterior and Interior Views of the entrance to the courtyard and the exterior of the shrine
- Prints and Photographs from the Chanting Hall (including images of Guhyakali and photographs from the shrine renovation)
- Shrine Interior
- Exterior Views and Details of the Temple
- Avalokitesvara Shrine on the first level
- Ritual Implements
Gum Baha/Khadgayogini Temple at Sanku. Contains images of:
- Early caves at the site
- A temple dedicated to Khadgayogini (aka. Vajrayogini)
- A temple dedicated to Swayambhu
Bijesvari Temple at Bilasa Bahi
- Entrance and Exterior Views
- Details of the Temple
The creation of this site was made possible through the efforts of various individuals.
The images were selected by John C. Huntington. Chaya Chandrasekhar, Janice M. Glowski, and Anu Vedagiri
scanned and/or edited the images. Pages were created by Janice M. Glowski and Chaya Chandrasekhar.
Textual information was provided by Cathleen Cummings, Janice M. Glowski, and John C. Huntington
Last updated 27 May, 1998.
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