Art

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