Buddhism Gallery

Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc (1897-1963) committing self-immolation at an intersection in Saigon, South Vietnam, in protest against the anti-Buddhist measures of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his treatment of protestors, 11 June 1963. Photographed by Malcolm Browne

BUDDHIST CRISIS, 1963.
Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc (1897-1963) committing self-immolation at an intersection in Saigon, South Vietnam, in protest against the anti-Buddhist measures of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his treatment of protestors, 11 June 1963. Photographed by Malcolm Browne

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A makeshift food market at the gate of a Buddhist temple in or near Tokyo, Japan, in the aftermath of the great earthquake that struck the Kanto plain on 1 September 1923. Columns and a large lantern are covered with posters sharing and seeking information about people

TOKYO EARTHQUAKE, 1923.
A makeshift food market at the gate of a Buddhist temple in or near Tokyo, Japan, in the aftermath of the great earthquake that struck the Kanto plain on 1 September 1923. Columns and a large lantern are covered with posters sharing and seeking information about people

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Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

CHINA: EUROPEAN FIGURE.
Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

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