Art

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