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Art

  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Budai
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stupa
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Gazelle
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Head of a Monk
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Four Excursions
  • Hotei
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Stupa
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Bodhidharma
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Buddha
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Standing Tara
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Travel Shrine
  • Praying Priest
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
Standing Monk with Hands Folded

Standing Monk with Hands Folded

Standing erect, this monk holds his hands folded in front of his chest in the “anjali” gesture, which expresses respectful salutation and ritual worship. Both feet are missing. The robe flutters around his legs and is so fine that his nipples are visible. His head is covered in tight curls. His earlobes are elongated as often seen in buddha figures, where they signify the rejection of worldly possessions. Perhaps the intention here is similar, as monks, too, renounce material goods such as jewellery.

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