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  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Praying Priest
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Travel Shrine
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Four Excursions
  • Hotei
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Gazelle
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Budai
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Stupa
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Six Persimmons
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stupa
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats

The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats

This scroll is from a series of representations showing the Buddha’s legendary pupils. At the top left, we see the arhat Bakula carrying a jewel-spitting mongoose in his left arm. It symbolizes the wish to liberate all suffering people from poverty.

The picture of the four masters features numerous charming details. Especially noteworthy are the four small admirers. Their clothing tells us they are from different regions in Asia: China, the Middle East, southern India, and northern India. At the back on the right, a man is holding a tall fan which itself depicts a miniature landscape.

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