Art

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