Art

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

Head of a Lokeshvara

This over 800-year old figure is from Cambodia. By the third century, Buddhism had already spread from northern India across entire South-east Asia – including Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia. 

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Faces of the Bodhisattva Lokeshvara, Bayon temple complex, Cambodia

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The Bayon temple complex in Cambodia was built by King Jayavarman VII. Originally it featured more than fifty towers, which were adorned with more than 200 faces of the Bodhisattva Lokeshvara. These faces, too, were regarded as portraits of the ruler.