print email comment close Buddhist Art and the Trade Routes URL: http://www.asiasocietymuseum.com/buddhist_trade/index.html Description: "Trade routes, both maritime and overland, were the primary means by which Buddhist thought and imagery were conveyed from India, the birthplace of Buddhism, to other Asian countries." This online exhibit provides an overview of the trade routes and the Buddhist religion, and images of Buddhist art from Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Sri Lanka. Also includes a bibliography. From the Asia Society. Author: Brown, Kathryn Selig Publisher: Asia Society Extra Keywords Buddha Bodhisattvas Library of Congress Subject Headings: Art, Buddhist Buddhism -- History Trade routes -- Asia LII Database Information: Record 3459 created by Maria Brandt on 04/12/2005 Last modification on 04/12/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 03/30/2008 Published: 04/12/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3459