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  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Hotei
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Padmasambhava
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Four Excursions
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Six Persimmons
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Budai
  • Stupa
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Praying Priest
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Standing Buddha
  • Head of a Monk
  • Stupa
  • Standing Tara
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ushnishavijaya
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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