Art

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