Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Decree by the Seventh Dalai Lama (1708–1757)
Lhasa, U Province, Central Tibet, 1743
Buddhashri Sanggye Pel (1339–1419) Surrounded by the Yogachara lineage Masters of the bodhisattva vow
Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, ca. 1515-1535
Buddha Shakymuni and scenes from his life
Tsang Province, Central Tibet, second half of the 14th century
Buddha Amitabha in His Pure Realm
Central Tibet, late 18th century
Arhat Subhuti (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) Set of Previous Incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)
Central Tibet, 19th century
Avalokiteshvara Enshrined in a Temple
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1850
Avalokiteshvara in his Potala Pure Land
Tibet, late 18th–early 19th century
Black Cloak Mahakala
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Black Cloak Mahakala
Tibet, 19th century
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (After Situ Panchen's (1700–1774) set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Bon Lama Sanggye Lingpa (1705-1735)
Gyelrong, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Buddha Amitayus in His Pure Realm
Inner Mongolia, 19th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Defeating Mara
Eastern Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century
Achala
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1871
Arapachana Manjushri
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

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