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  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Hotei
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Gazelle
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • 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
  • Head of a Monk
  • Budai
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

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

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stupa
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Travel Shrine
  • The Four Excursions
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Standing Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Tara
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Seated 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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