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  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Hotei
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Head of a Monk
  • Budai
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Standing Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Praying Priest
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Gazelle
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Travel Shrine
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Bodhidharma
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Stupa
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Four Excursions
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Six Persimmons
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
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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