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