Art

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