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Art 68 Spiral 4

Lhasa, Tibet, 2006

Painting with large central figure seated on lotus blossom surrounded by temple above and people and elephants below.

Tonpa Shenrab with Episodes from His Life

Amdo Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th - 19th century

Untitled (Wheel of Existence)

2012

Victory over Mara

Buryatia, Mongolia, 19th century

Vasudhara and Hvashang

Tibet, 17th century

Updating Yamantaka

2010

Two Arhats, Pantaka and Gopaka

Tibet, 17th century

The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha: Renunciation

Tibet, late 19th - early 20th century

Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Temple Banner (Bilampau) Depicting Prince Virakusha's Legend

Nepal, Dated by inscription 1864

Temple Banner (Bilampau) Depicting Kavi Kumara's Legend

Saptapura Mahavihara, Patan, Nepal, Dated by inscription 1864

Temple Banner (Bilampau) Depicting Avalokiteshvara's Legends Described in the Newari Version of the Gunakarandavyuha Sutra

Nepal, 17th century

Tara Protecting from the Eight Fears

Kham Province, Southeastern Tibet, late 19th - early 20th century

Songtsen Gampo (ruled 617-650) (From a set of the previous lives of the Dalai Lamas)

Tibet, 19th century

Stories of Noble Deeds (Avadana)

Central Tibet, late 18th-19th century

Stories of the Previous Lives of the Buddha (Jataka)

Eastern Tibet, Late 17th-18th century

Word on the Street

Storytelling to bring about societal change

Activism Magazine

The Returned: When Death Is Not the End

In Tibetan tales and popular culture the dead have a way of coming back with a purpose

Buddhism Pop Culture Magazine

A Stunning Spectacle of Astonishing Things Happening

The renowned theater and opera director Peter Sellars discusses his passion for bringing a two-thousand-year-old Buddhist sutra to the stage

Contemporary Art Forms Interviews Buddhism Female Power Magazine

The Power of Truth

In Buddhist lore, telling it like it is can be transformative . . . and a bit magical

Scholarly Perspectives Buddhism Magazine