Art

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