Art

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