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  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Stupa
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • The Four Excursions
  • Praying Priest
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Standing Buddha
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Padmasambhava
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Budai
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Gazelle
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Bodhidharma
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Head of a Monk
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Six Persimmons
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Standing Tara
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
Great Stupa at Sanchi

Great Stupa at Sanchi

The Great Stupa at Sanchi is among the most significant Buddhist buildings in India because, despite its great age, it is extremely well preserved. 

Its initial construction phase dates back to the third century BCE, thus making the structure over 2 200 years old. Its gateways with their splendid relief carvings are world famous and are a “must see” for all visitors to India. The Swiss artist Alice Boner visited Sanchi several times during her many trips across India; this photograph was taken by her.

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