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  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Buddha
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Praying Priest
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Gazelle
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Budai
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Stupa
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Four Excursions
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Stupa
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Tara
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Six Persimmons
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Head of a Monk
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Bodhidharma
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
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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