Art

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