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  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Budai
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Gazelle
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Head of a Monk
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Stupa
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Six Persimmons
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Praying Priest
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Bodhidharma
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Hotei
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Buddha
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • The Four Excursions
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Padmasambhava
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
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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