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Art

  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Budai
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Gazelle
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Six Persimmons
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Head of a Monk
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Praying Priest
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Tara
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

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
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
Shyamatara, Green Tara

Shyamatara, Green Tara

Tara is greatly revered by Himalayan Buddhists to this day; they call on her for protection and aid in any situation. As Shyamatara (Green or Dark Tara), she sits with her left leg bent in front of her; her right leg is pendant and rests on a lotus. Her pose symbolizes her willingness to leap to her feet to help out at a moment’s notice. 

This figure was cast in the imperial workshops at Beijing, and is among the finest examples of Chinese sculpture. The naturalistic modelling of the body, the elegant drapery folds, and the opulence and intricacy of the jewellery reveal the figure’s quality.

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