Art

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