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  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Standing Tara
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Gazelle
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Padmasambhava
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Budai
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Stupa
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Six Persimmons
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Hotei
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Standing Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Head of a Monk
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Bodhidharma
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmapala Yama
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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