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  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gazelle
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Budai
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

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
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Hotei
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Padmasambhava
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Head of a Monk
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

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
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Bodhidharma
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Stupa
  • Praying Priest
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

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

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Travel Shrine
  • Standing Tara
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Six Persimmons
  • Stupa
  • Standing Buddha
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

The Buddha is portrayed here at the moment of his awakening. His legs are crossed in the meditation posture, his left hand rests in his lap, and he extends his right hand to touch the earth. 

This 12th-centrury figure is of cast brass; over time it has lost its golden hue. Stylistically, it closely resembles the Pala art of north-eastern India, which had a significant influence on the early Buddhist art of Tibet. The slim body is rendered naturalistically; the smooth robe appears to cling tightly to the body and can be recognized only because its hems are visible.

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