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  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Praying Priest
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Four Excursions
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Budai
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Six Persimmons
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Monk
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Stupa
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Standing Tara
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
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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