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  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Stupa
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Padmasambhava
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Hotei
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gazelle
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Travel Shrine
  • Standing Buddha
  • Stupa
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Tara
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Praying Priest
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Head of a Monk
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • The Four Excursions
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Six Persimmons
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
Green Tara (Shyama Tara)

Green Tara (Shyama Tara)

Tara personifies absolute compassion; devotees call upon her for help whenever they are in difficulty. She is depicted as a young woman of ideal beauty and charm. 

This cast alloy figure demonstrates superlative artistry in Tara’s elegant poise and the intricate design of her jewellery. She wears bangles on her ankles, wrists, and upper arms, an elaborate necklace, delicate waist chains, large round earrings, and an eight-lobed crown.

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