Art

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

Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)

This superbly crafted figure is believed to depict the famous abbot Sakya Pandita (1182–1252). The beginnings of Tibetan theocracy date back to his era; in this form of government the ruler was a religious figure or someone held to be a divinity. 

Sakya Pandita’s splendid attire indicates the secular aspect of the Sakya School. This type of cap, for example, was typically worn by members of this school. The book and sword are references to the Bodhisattva Manjushri; Sakya Pandita was considered to be an emanation of that being.