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  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Standing Tara
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • 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
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Stupa
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

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

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The Four Excursions
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Bodhidharma
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Praying Priest
  • Gazelle
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Head of a Monk
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Stupa
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Budai
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Travel Shrine
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
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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