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  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Monk
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Excursions
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Gazelle
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Padmasambhava
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Stupa
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Travel Shrine
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Bodhidharma
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Praying Priest
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Six Persimmons
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Tara
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
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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