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  • Rectangular Coin
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Four Excursions
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Bodhidharma
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Stupa
  • Standing Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

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

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Hotei
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Standing Tara
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Six Persimmons
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of a Monk
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Padmasambhava
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Budai
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
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.

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