Art

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