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  • Standing Buddha
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Budai
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Travel Shrine
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Praying Priest
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • 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
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Four Excursions
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Stupa
  • Head of a Monk
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Six Persimmons
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
Stupa

Stupa

The form of this small stupa is typical of Himalayan reliquary shrines: it has a square base (waisted), a vase-shaped dome, and a tower of several rings crowned by a lotus bud. 

This stupa was made in the 18th century in northern China, where Tibetan-influenced Buddhism enjoyed the patronage of the imperial court in particular. The cell enamelling (cloisonné) technique, which reached China from Europe in the 15th century, was much used in ritual objects for temples.

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