Art

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

Sitatara, White Tara

Tara, the female Bodhisattva, is said to have once originated from the tears of Avalokiteshvara. She embodies absolute compassion and represents female perfection at the same time.

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