Art

  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Standing Tara
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Hotei
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Bodhidharma
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Praying Priest
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Stupa
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Travel Shrine
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Gazelle
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Padmasambhava
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • The Four Excursions
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Head of a Monk
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas

Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas

The pupils of the Tibetan teacher Padmasambhava were believed to possess magical powers. This picture shows four masters set in an idyllic landscape. At the top left, Yeshe Yang, who had the ability to take to the air, is poised in heaven. To his right is the translator Karchen Palgyi Wangchuk, his hand raised in a threatening gesture; his magic dagger had the power to produce fever in his enemies. Tenpa Namkha, shown in the lower left, could soothe even the wildest yak with a mere gesture. Opposite him is the yogi Gyalwa Choyang, distinguished for his absolute adherence to the rules.