Art

Two richly dressed figures stand side-by-side, facing frontally, against a dark background. Smaller seated figures of monks in circular motifs appear at the upper and lower portions of the painting.
Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Vajrapani
Central Asia, 16th century
Two richly dressed, bearded figures in armor face each other, both surrounded by swirling cloud motifs, against a backdrop of green hills, trees, and a body of water. Two smaller figures of attendants are placed at lower left and right, and a dish piled high with offerings sits between the two central figures.
Vaishravana and Virupaksha, Guardian Kings of the Northern and Western Directions
Tibet, 19th century
Yogambara with Consort Jnana Dakini
Nepal, 15th century
Horizontal painting with five seated figures in a circle with three horizontal rows of figures on either side
Bon Protector Deities of Funerary Rituals
Gyelrong, Amdo Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha
Nepal, ca. 17th century
Vishnu
Nepal, 12th century
Vajrasattva
Nepal, 14th century
Vajrapani
Tibet, 18th century
Vajrakilaya of the Eight Pronouncements
Tibet, 18th century
Mandala of Vajrabhairava
Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang region, central Tibet, ca. 1515-1535
Two-sided Festival Banner of Varunani and Varahi
Nepal, 17th or 18th century
Tara in Her Pure Realm, Khadiravana
Tibet, 19th century
Tara in her Pure Realm
Tibet, 19th century
Siddhi Lakshmi
Nepal, 17th century
Six-Syllable Avalokiteshvara
Ladakh, Northwestern India, 14th century
Six-armed Avalokiteshvara Flanked by Goddesses
Kashmir, 11th century
Shiva Vishavarupa, Universal form with Consort
Nepal, mid-19th century
Pelden Lhamo Dusolma “Smoke-Clad Goddess”
Tibet, 14th century
Panjarnatha Mahakala
Central Tibet, early 18th century, ca. 1720
Manjushrikirti, King of Shambhala, From a set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas
Du Jinsheng Silk Factory, Maojiabu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, ca. 1922-1937
Mandala of Heruka Krishna Yamari
Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 15th century
Makzor Gyelmo, Queen Who Repels Armies
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century
Krishna and Hatha Dya
Nepal, 19th century
Indra
Nepal, Dated by inscription,1463
Eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara
China, 18th century
Dhartarastra, Guardian King of the East
China, 18th century
Chakrasamvara with Consort
Tibet, 15th century
Buddha Vajradhara
Nepal, 14th century
Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Swat region, 7th century
Black Cloak Mahakala
Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Akshobhyavajra Ghuyasamaja
Tibet, 17th century or later

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