Art

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