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  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Praying Priest
  • Bodhidharma
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Budai
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Four Excursions
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • 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
  • Gazelle
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Buddha
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Six Persimmons
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
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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