Art

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