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Art

  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Standing Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Six Persimmons
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Budai
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Bodhidharma
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Four Excursions
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stupa
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Standing Tara
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Praying Priest
  • Hotei
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Gazelle
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Travel Shrine
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past

Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past

Buddha Dipankara is said to have spread the Buddhist teachings (dharma) across the world at some point in the past. In the process, he announced the coming of Buddha Shakyamuni, the Buddha of our era.

Dipankara's hand gesture refers to “turning the Wheel of the Law” – that is, disseminating the Buddhist teachings. 

He is seated on a high plinth decorated with lions in a lush landscape. His body is surrounded by a shining glow encircled by large flowers. Heavenly beings shower him with blossoms. 

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