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  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Budai
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Standing Buddha
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Four Excursions
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Stupa
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Praying Priest
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Stupa
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Six Persimmons
  • Gazelle
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Hotei
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Bodhidharma
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Monk
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)

Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)

This figure has portrait-like features. The stout body, round face, large ears, and shape of the eyes are found in other figures of the renowned teacher Gendün Gyatso. His robe is richly decorated with a floral motif. His right hand is raised in the gesture of teaching, and his left hand holds a vessel containing a twig inset with turquoise and crystal. 

Gendün Gyatso belonged to the incarnation lineage of the Tibetan Gelug School. He was the abbot of the main monasteries and, thanks to his captivating teaching, was able to expand that school’s influence. When his successor received the honorific title of “Dalai Lama” from the Mongol ruler in 1577, he in turn conferred it on both his predecessors, which is why Gendün Gyatso is now considered to be the 2nd Dalai Lama.

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