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  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Budai
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Padmasambhava
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Travel Shrine
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Stupa
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Praying Priest
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Hotei
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Tara
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Stupa
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Six Persimmons
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Excursions
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Head of a Monk
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

This large wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva Guanyin is captivating in its delicacy and elegance. His slim body with its narrow shoulders is enveloped in a flowing robe; his hair is tied up into a tall topknot. 

Originally, this Guanyin probably had a metal crown and earrings, now lost – as is the vase he once held in his hands. Traces of gold suggest that the statue was entirely gilded.

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