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  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stupa
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Head of a Monk
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Budai
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Standing Tara
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Praying Priest
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Four Excursions
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Six Persimmons
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Stupa
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Hotei
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching

Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching

This plaque made of fired clay shows the Buddha teaching. He is seated on a throne, and architectural elements are visible in the background. With his hands he is performing the Wheel of the Law gesture, signifying the dissemination of the Buddhist teachings across the world. Like a wheel which, once set in motion, keeps on turning, this spread is meant to continue indefinitely.

Plaques like this one were produced in large quantities and served as mementos, votive objects, and lucky charms throughout Asia.

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