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  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Travel Shrine
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Six Persimmons
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Stupa
  • Gazelle
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Head of a Monk
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Praying Priest
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Budai
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Excursions
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Standing Tara
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Amida
Large Votive Stupa

Large Votive Stupa

This stupa is modelled after forms typically produced in Tibet and other Himalayan countries. Above a square base with a narrow central section, a stepped plinth supports a vase-shaped dome. The finial is formed by a tower of umbrellas of diminishing size, atop which rests a canopy in the form of a lotus that supports a crescent moon, a sun, and a wish-fulfilling jewel. 

The dome, canopy, and parts of the base are finished in the vibrant cloisonné technique, which was originally developed in Europe and was first used in Chinese workshops in the 15th century.

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