Art

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