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Art

  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Hotei
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
  • Stupa
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Head of a Monk
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Budai
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Stupa
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Travel Shrine
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Praying Priest
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Padmasambhava
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Four Excursions
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Six Persimmons
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Standing Tara
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
Female Monkey with Her Young

Female Monkey with Her Young

In Buddhism, monkeys stand for discontent and the constant craving for more and better. Humans are compared to a monkey who has just picked a fruit but then sees one higher up in the tree that looks even more tempting. So he throws away the first fruit and climbs higher. This goes on and on until he reaches the top, empty-handed but still hungry.

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