History

Gautama, the Buddha, was born 500 years B.C.E. to a ruling warrior caste in India. Soon after the young prince’s birth, a wise sage predicted that the child would grow up to be a holy man, rather than following his father as a ruler. The father of Gautama tried to prevent this from happening by making sure that the prince lived a sequestered life of ease and luxury in the royal palace, ignorant of the world outside.

	Buddhas
Antique Buddha	Balinese Buddha	Buddha of Protection
Carved Buddha	Carved Buddha	Gautama Buddha
Hotai Buddha	Manujushree Buddha	Marble Hotai Buddha
Medicine Buddha	Painted Buddhas	Reclining Buddha
Stone Buddha	Taiwanese Buddha	Thailand Buddha