Art

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