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  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Gazelle
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Standing Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Budai
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Bodhidharma
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Standing Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Four Excursions
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Hotei
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Six Persimmons
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

This figure was cast in the imperial workshops of China’s Ming dynasty in Beijing. During the 15th century, Chinese emperors were closely associated with Tibetan religious leaders for political and personal reasons. Small figures like this were produced both for use in religious rituals in imperial temples and as gifts for Tibetan masters and dignitaries. 

This piece was produced in the so-called Sino-Tibetan style; superlative craftsmanship and influences from Tibetan-Nepali and Chinese art are fused here in formal perfection.

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