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  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Hotei
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Six Persimmons
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Budai
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Monk
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Bodhidharma
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Stupa
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Travel Shrine
  • Praying Priest
  • Standing Buddha
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gazelle
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
Buddhist Monk

Buddhist Monk

This restrained figure of a monk from China was one of the first Buddhist statues owned by Eduard von der Heydt, the founding donor of the Museum Rietberg. An old photograph indicates that he must have owned it even before 1917.

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