Art

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