Art

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