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Art

  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Standing Buddha
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Travel Shrine
  • Stupa
  • Gazelle
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Tara
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Six Persimmons
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Four Excursions
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Head of a Monk
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Praying Priest
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

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
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
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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