Sparse reconstruction result after the Structure-from-Motion step in Meshroom default photogrammetry pipeline. The green points represent the reconstructed cameras.

**Details**

 - Meshroom 2019.1.0
 - Input: 220 images
 - Camera: Sony A7S II

Buddha - Structure-from-Motion

Learn how to use open source Meshroom in this step by step tutorial on the Sketchfab Blog:
https://sketchfab.com/blogs/community/tutorial-meshroom-for-beginners

Low-poly version of the [default pipeline result](https://skfb.ly/6HNN9). The original model has been simplified using an automatic decimation process within Meshroom, to limit the number of vertices to a maximum of 100K.

It has been cleaned up in Meshlab (bounding box cut-out) and retextured in Meshroom.

**Details**

 - Meshroom 2019.1.0
 - Input: 220 images
 - Camera: Sony A7S II

Buddha - 100K Vertices Decimation

This model is the result of Meshroom default photogrammetry pipeline. 
It has been cleaned up in Meshlab (bounding box cut-out) and retextured in Meshroom.

**Details**

- Meshroom 2019.1.0
- Input: 220 images
 - Camera: Sony A7S II

Buddha - Default Pipeline

I took the picture when I visit LingYin tample last month.I notice some statue are built by the rock from the mountain.It is actually cut from different sizes caves.I choose one of it and make to a modle by myself.

The Buddha statue in a mountain

Seated Buddha preaching. Unusually for this hand gesture, the Buddha wears the over-robe on both shoulders with a thick curved neckline, an edge lying below the right forearm, the semi-circle between the legs rather deep and the fall of gathered drapery from the left wrist, where the backthrow may be visible, undulating in high relief to lie splayed and almost flat on the seat. 

Height: 95 centimetres Width: 53 centimetres Diameter: 24 centimetres 
COL: [RRI5353](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?partId=1&objectId=225497)

Made by Daniel Pett from 49 photographs taken with a Nikon D5100

Buddha Preaching

Bronze Tibetan Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 13th C CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Nore information about the sculpture here:

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/31182/amoghasiddhi-western-tibet-or-central-regions-tibet

From its description on artsmia.org:
*'A devotee might pray to Amoghasiddhi to overcome envy and greed, attempting to transform these emotions into the wisdom of accomplishment. He is one of the five cosmic Buddhas who are crowned and wear jewel ornaments. Associated with the color green and the elements of wind and air, Amoghasiddhi is believed to occupy the northern section of the five directions. His right hand is raised in the “have no fear” gesture. This sculpture is part of an elegant group of bronzes, probably from western Tibet, that displays masterful craftsmanship and stylistic links to Indian sculpture from the Pala period (700s to 1100s CE).'*

Tibetan Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 13th C CE

Little scene I just built out of some assets I did for a little but nice project =)

Add a tiny animation to tell a little story ^^

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/aKY39

Buddha Statues

Buddha - Four Faces; 235 grams, height: 7 cm, bronze, origin unknown (North China, 20th century or older ?), collector's item.
The head shows the 4 faces of Buddha: sadness, happiness, anger, serenity. He is in Feng Shui as a good luck charm and is widespread in China, for example.

Buddha - Four Faces

This model is the result of draft meshing directly from Structure-from-Motion output. It has been cleaned up in Meshlab (bounding box cut-out) and retextured in Meshroom.

**Details**

- Meshroom 2019.1.0
 - Input: 220 images
 - Camera: Sony A7S II

Buddha - Draft Meshing from SfM

Head of a Buddha statue in a Japanese tea garden in California

Buddha Head

Sitting Buddha, origin unknown (travel souvenir?), height: 20 cm, probably polyresin

Yoga - Buddha

Third-century CE Buddha from Gandhara, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

From the sculpture's description on artsmia.org: 

"This sculpture is from Gandhara, a cosmopolitan historical region in present-day northwest Pakistan. Much has been said about Gandharan art’s close affinities with Greek and Roman art, evidenced by the flowing folds of robes and chiseled facial features."

The sculpture on Mia's website:

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/6161/buddha-pakistan

3rd C CE Gandhara Buddha

**Low Poly model of a japanese Toro lantern.**

It was made using Blender, Zbrush, Substance Painter and Adobe Photoshop.

**It’s gameready with roughly 1.8k triangles and 892k vertices.**

If you enjoy this Model please some feedback in the comments!

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In Japan, a tōrō (灯籠 / 灯篭, 灯楼, light basket, light tower)is a traditional lantern made of stone, wood, or metal. Like many other elements of Japanese traditional architecture, it originated in China where they can still be found in Buddhist temples and Chinese gardens. They are not as common in Korea and Vietnam as they are in China or Japan. In Japan, tōrō were originally used only in Buddhist temples, where they lined and illuminated paths. Lit lanterns were then considered an offering to Buddha. Their use in Shinto shrines and also private homes started during the Heian period (794–1185).

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Japanese Toro

Back: Relief of the Bodhi tree and an empty dias with Buddhapada on the step, flying celestials above and kneeling worshippers on each side. 

Front: Relief depicting a stūpa with a figure of the Buddha standing at the entrance; about the dome of the stūpa flying celestials, some playing instruments. On the dome are relief panels depicting the Gift of Sujātā, the Conversion of Nanda, the First Sermon, the Great Departure, the Birth of the Buddha and Māyā's Dream.

Height: 124.37 centimetres
Width: 86.25 centimetres
Thickness: 12.5 centimetres
1st Century BC (obverse face) 
3rd Century  (reverse face)

COL entry:  http://bit.ly/2cSDUtK

Produced from 410 full resolution photographs taken by Thomas Flynn with a Canon G7x. Model processed by Daniel Pett.

[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/99800839.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/99800839)

Amaravati double-sided relief

Tian Tan Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. The statue is sited near Po Lin Monastery and symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and faith. It is a major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and is also a tourist attraction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Tan_Buddha

Tian Tan Buddha videogrammetry scan

Made in China in 2018, this statue is of an ancient man called Bhaiṣajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha – someone that Buddhists believe can help reduce suffering.

Use our 3D medicine Buddha model in the classroom to bring your curriculum teaching to life:  https://learning-resources.sciencemuseum.org.uk/resources/medicine-buddha

Buddha Statue

This head of the Buddha, once framed by a halo and joined to a complete figure, would have been worshipped in a monastic shrine. The facial features and wavy hair show the Greek and Roman influences that arose through trade contacts with ancient Gandhara, an area now divided between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/S1989.19/

On display in the Freer Sackler Museum, Smithsonian Museums. Washington DC

I messed up photos for the top of the head.

Head of Buddha

Gilt bronze statuette of Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a lotus throne. The gesture (*mudra*) of the right hand of the Buddha suggests he is preaching the Buddhist law. H. 68 centimeters (base included). Dated late Tang or Five Dynasties (10th century). Excavated from the crypt of the Thunder Peak Pagoda (Leifengta) in Hangzhou, China. Now exhibited at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum Gushan Branch in the same city.![](https://flic.kr/p/23JYekD)

Gilt bronze statuette of Sakyamuni Buddha

**Licensed under CC-Attribution**: citing is cool!

*Hint: Follow the righteous path of annotations* ;)

Scanned and processed with Open Source software:

* scan with Colmap and OpenMVS
* post-process within blender and [BakeMyScan](http://bakemyscan.org) (4.2M -> 15k tris)
* texture correction with GIMP

Thumbs up to Philippe, the owner of my neighboorhood antiques shop ([La Brocante du Phare](http://goo.gl/szA4Sa) in Roscoff), who agreed to lend me this statuette but did not have much info: It is a buddha, is not made out of Jade, is heavy and about 25cm tall ;)

![](https://i.imgur.com/Ok55RcK.jpg)

My scanning "rig": Canon EOS 1100D (one of the cheapest DSLR 6 years ago), cheap Amazon lens-flash, Ikea furniture. And yes, I used my paper bin !

![](https://i.imgur.com/OIXJMgf.jpg)

Colmap gave better results than Photoscan... 146 pictures.

![](https://i.imgur.com/1tGa9rc.jpg)

I had to manually carve (and smooth) the space between the arm and the body.

![](https://i.imgur.com/JNVawgD.jpg)

Processing...

Open Source Buddha

Sandalwood, lacquer, and gold Chinese Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 1403 - 1424 CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

From the sculpture's description on artsmia.org:

*'Amoghasiddhi is one of a group of five buddhas that embody five distinct types of wisdom and are thus sometimes called the “Five Wisdom Buddhas.” Of the five, who are believed to occupy the four cardinal directions and an immovable central direction, Amoghasiddhi occupies the northern position. He is an embodiment of the “Wisdom of Unrestricted Activity,” which enables one to save living beings on the path toward salvation using individualized means. Amoghasiddhi’s emblem, the double thunderbolt (vishvavajra), decorates the bottom of this sculpture... X-ray analysis has revealed what appear to be a roll of paper, a small bead or pearl, and a glass vial within a compartment inside this small statue.'* 

More information about the sculpture here:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/31240/amoghasiddhi-buddha-china

Chinese Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 1403 - 1424 CE

Green Tara, 14th-15th century CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. 

From the sculpture's description on [artsmia.org](https://collections.artsmia.org/art/31183/green-tara-tibet) :

*Green Tara is one of the most revered female bodhisattvas, a being who postpones enlightenment to assist others on earth. She is the companion of the Cosmic Buddha Amoghasiddhi and equally transmits his gifts to the worshiper. Remarkable for its size and age, this statue is made from pieces of sheet copper—some now missing—that were hammered, formed, and fastened with rivets. The deity’s right hand, opened in the gift- bestowing gesture, would have rested on her right knee. Her left hand once held the stem of a lotus, which blossomed at her shoulder.*

This model has been repaired for Sketchfab sharing - the upper legs are open in the actual sculpture, but closed and textured in this model.

Green Tara, 14th-15th century CE

" h 24.0cm × w 15.0cm × d 11.8cm. More details

The protuberance or topknot on the head (ushnisha) and the raised spot on the forehead (urna) are standard features of the Buddha. The wavy hair combed back from the face is characteristic of Buddha figures from Gandhara. It was only during the early decades of the 1st century AD that the first Buddha images began to appear."
- https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objecten?q=head+buddha&p=1&ps=12&ii=1#/AK-MAK-1231,1

Head of the Buddha, Anonymous, Rijksmuseum

Optimised from 3.3 million faces > 12.3 thousand using Instant Meshes, Blender & xNormal.

Based on *[Head of Buddha](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/head-of-buddha-ca2b12a1efce405b9b6204dc57b24542)* by [Art Instiute of Chicago ](https://sketchfab.com/ArtInstituteChicago), shared under Creative Commons Attribution.

> https://www.artic.edu/artworks/49217/head-of-buddha
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> Kushan period, 2nd/3rd century
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>Pakistan (Ancient Region of Gandhara)
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>Gray schist
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>27.8 × 16.4 × 19.6 cm (11 × 6 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
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>Bequest of Wayne Hartwell
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>1975.517
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>Scan created by the Department of Imaging at the Art Institute of Chicago, 2020.

Head Of Buddha - Optimised Re-Upload

Bodhisattva, Shanxi Province, Jin Dynasty, c. 1200, Cassia wood, traces of polychromy, rock crystal. Musée du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap from AutoDesk.

A bodhisattva is a "promised enlightenment," but delays its entrance into nirvana to help all living beings to attain illumination. The crystalline pupils are made of rock crystal. Such care is justified by the fact that the consecration of a Buddhist statue consisted in opening his eyes ritually. This ceremony gave him a soul and made it an object of worship. The tiara in her hair, the necklace on her chest, the drapery retained at the waist by an elaborate belt are the image of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The bodhisattva originally stood in a temple next to a larger Buddha. The present presentation at the museum aims to restore the oblique angle of vision under which it appeared to the visitor in the Chinese sanctuary.

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