Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts

Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts (Chinese: 世界佛教美術圖說大辭典; pinyin: Shìjiè fójiào měishù túshuō dà cídiǎn) is a set of books that was started by the founder of Fo Guang Shan, Venerable Master Hsing Yun.

The project started in 2001 and was completed in March 2013.

There are 20 volumes in total and the artwork spans all 5 continents with information from more than 30 countries.

Fo Guang Shan has donated copies of the encyclopedia to libraries and academic institutions across the world.

[1][2][3][4][5] The volumes are divided into 8 categories: The volumes are printed in color with over 9000 articles, 4 million words, and 15,000 pictures in total.