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  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Stupa
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Head of a Monk
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Hotei
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Six Persimmons
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • The Four Excursions
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Gazelle
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Praying Priest
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Stupa
  • Travel Shrine
  • Budai
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Tara
Head of a Monk

Head of a Monk

With its broad grin and mischievous expression, this head is a picture of great mirth and contentment. 

As the figure’s body is lost, it is uncertain who is depicted here. The round face with its chubby cheeks and double chin suggests it might be the monk called Budai. Known frequently as “the Fat  Buddha”, Budai is often depicted as a laughing monk with a pot belly.

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