Art

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

The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)

The Mongol ruler Altan Khan conferred the title of Dalai Lama (“Ocean-like Teacher”) on the head of the Gelug School in 1578.

After the lama's death, his reincarnation was found to be the son of a Mongol prince, thus further consolidating the ties between the Gelug School and its Mongol patrons. The child was recognized as the 4th Dalai Lama, Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617). 

In this standardized portrayal, the 4th Dalai Lama sits upon a throne. To his right, we see the monastery of Sera, where he was abbot. Appearing in a vision at the top left is his teacher, Panchen Lama Lobzang Choki Gyaltsen (1570–1662). Three protective deities wreathed in flames surround the Dalai Lama.