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  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Monk
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • 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 Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Padmasambhava
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Hotei
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Budai
  • Six Persimmons
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Travel Shrine
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Standing Tara
  • Praying Priest
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
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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