Art

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