Art

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