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  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Head of a Monk
  • Padmasambhava
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Six Persimmons
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Four Excursions
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Travel Shrine
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Gazelle
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

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 Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Stupa
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Standing Tara
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
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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