Art

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

Travel Shrine

This travel shrine, which the owner took with him on journeys, is decorated with the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism. The shrine served as a protection, even against demons!

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Votive offerings before the Buddha

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Detail of a thangka from Bhutan, 19th century. RTI 114