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  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Padmasambhava
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Hotei
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • 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
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Bodhidharma
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Six Persimmons
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Budai
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Four Excursions
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Travel Shrine
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Praying Priest
  • Stupa
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
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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