Art

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

This is the leftmost scroll in the series of 7 thangkas. It shows two of the four guardians of the universe who defend the Buddhist teachings in all four directions. They are depicted as generals in armour.

Above the scene, the Chinese monk Huashang is depicted with a fat belly and a laughing face. Playful children are jumping on and around him. According to the Tibetan tradition, he is said to have delivered an invitation from the Chinese emperor to the 16 arhats. In Tibet, Huashang is considered the 18th arhat.