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  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Four Excursions
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Hotei
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Buddha
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Bodhidharma
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Budai
  • Stupa
  • Stupa
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Standing Tara
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Six Persimmons
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Travel Shrine
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

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
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Gazelle
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Head of a Monk
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • State Oracle Garment
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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