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Working in a shadowy palette of brown and black, Sunil Jaiswal uses glowing color to evoke a golden age. He depicts Buddha in a radiant portrait with birds that announce a message of peace and love.

This mesmerizing alabaster Buddha radiates peaceful serenity, his tranquil expression seeming to whisper ancient wisdom into any space it graces. Expertly carved by hand, the luminous head sculpture captures an essence of spiritual calm through delicately rendered facial features that appear to shift subtly in changing light. This figurine from Indian artisan Gulam Rasool creates a meditative presence that transforms ordinary rooms into sanctuaries of reflection.

Gazing at a gentle dove, Buddha sends a message of peace. Fragrant incense veils his features in smoke in this beautiful painting by Sunil Jaiswal. The face of the Enlightened One is bathed in a golden glow.

Rendered with exquisite detail, Motilal & Ayush's sculpture portrays Lord Buddha as he sits under the shelter of Muchilinda, the serpent king. Indian artisans use local kadam wood to craft the sculpture, diligently carving the Buddha's features with a gentle hand.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace – the quest of all beings," the artist explains, adding, “To achieve a state of inner peace is an inspiration for all. Through meditation, Lord Buddha attained inner peace, which inspired him to work for world peace. The end of greed, hatred and delusion is the state of Nirvana, which describes the Buddhist path and spiritual goal to mark the soteriological release from rebirth in the world.”

In this World Peace Project painting by Bharti, within a gray realm of absence, Buddha is depicted as a meditating silhouette adorned with a sacred lotus flower and turquoise. The lack of interruptions in the background highlights the sole importance of one's self in achieving nirvana, because worldly objects cloud the mind.

Bharti Dayal created this painting to celebrate the path of Nirvana in the quest for peace.