Art

  • Stupa
  • Budai
  • Bodhidharma
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Six Persimmons
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Praying Priest
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Gazelle
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Padmasambhava
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Stupa
  • Travel Shrine
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • The Four Excursions
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Standing Tara
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Monk
  • Hotei
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
Dharmapala Yama

Dharmapala Yama

This tutelary deity originated in ancient India, and is regarded as the lord of the underworld. Yama is usually depicted dancing on the back of a buffalo. The animal is not included here, but the dancing pose is retained. Yama has the head of a buffalo; across his chest he wears strings of beads from which hangs the Wheel of the Law. This signals his association with Buddhism despite his fierce appearance.