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  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Gazelle
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Excursions
  • Stupa
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Standing Tara
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Bodhidharma
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Stupa
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • 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)
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Travel Shrine
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Six Persimmons
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Monk
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Budai
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Standing Buddha
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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