Art

  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Monk
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Praying Priest
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Standing Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Budai
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Six Persimmons
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Gazelle
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Padmasambhava
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Four Excursions
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Standing Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Hotei
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Stupa
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Travel Shrine
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Stupa
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas

Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas

This scroll shows the great Tibetan tantric master Padmasambhava. He is said to have travelled to Tibet in the 8th century in order to establish Buddhism there. Legend has it that he first conquered the demons and deities of the reigning Bon faith and forced them to serve as protectors of Buddhism from then on. Here he is displayed as a high-ranking teacher and founder of the Nyingma School. The figure is depicted in a lively fashion and with much attention to detail. Padmasambhava is embedded in a landscape of mountains and flowers and surrounded by several deities.