Art

Yogini Nairatmya
Tibet, 17th century
Wooden prayer beads carved with 260 Chinese characters of The Heart Sutra
Korea, 20th century
Woodblock for Printing Tibetan Text
Himalayan Region, ca. 18th–19th century
Woodblock
Himalayan Region, 15th - 19th century
White Manjushri
Tibet, 19th century
Vasudhara and Hvashang
Tibet, 17th century
Vajra, Bell and Case
Bhutan, 20th century
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Touching of Hands
New York City, 2016
Stories of Previous Lives of the Buddha (Jataka)
Tibet, 18th century
Sherab Chamma, “Loving Mother of Wisdom”
Tibet, 19th century
Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibet, 19th century
Sarvavid Vairochana
China (or Eastern Tibet), ca. 19th century
Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra in Eight Thousand Verses, Woodblock Printed Book
Tibet, 2001
Page of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Tibet, ca. 13th-14th century
Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Tibet, ca. 13th-14th century
Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm
Tibet, early 20th century
Nagarjuna and Aryadeva (After Situ Panchen’s (1700-1774) set of the Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones)
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Mold for an Image of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419)
Mongolia, 19th century
Manuscript Folio with Buddha Ratnasambhava
Nepal, ca. 1200
Manjuvajra
India, 12th century
Manjuvajra
India, 11th century
Manjushri
Tibet, 19th century
Manjushri
Nepal, 17th century
Manjushri
Nepal, 14th century
Manjushri
Nepal, 15th century
Machik Labdron (1055–1153)
Tibet, ca. 16th - 17th century
Manjushri
Tibet, 15th century
Manjushri
Western Tibet, 10th century
Illuminated Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 12th century
Illuminated Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 12th century
Illuminated Folio (Title Page) of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 15th century
Illuminated Folio (Frontispiece) of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparmita) Sutra Manuscript
Western Tibet, 15th century
Gandharan-Style Buddha
Afghanistan, 6th-7th century
Frontispiece from The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript
Tibet, ca. 13th-14th century
Cover of a Vaishnava Manuscript
Nepal, 18th century
Buddha Shakyamuni and the Sixteen Arhats
Tibet, 15th century
The Collected Works of Lochen Gyurme Dechen (1540-1615), Volume 2
Tibet, dated no later than 1635
Crowned Buddha
Northeastern India, 10th century
Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni
Northeastern India, 11th century
Crowned Teaching Buddha
Gilgit or Kashmir, 8th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Amdo Province, Eastern Tibet, 16th century
Bell
Tibet, 18th century
Bodhisattva Amoghapasha
Nepal, ca. 1400
Bodhisattva Manjushri
Tibet or China, 17th-18th century
Book Case
Central Tibet, 19th century
Book cover
Tibet, 13th century
Book cover of a Hindu manuscript
Nepal, ca. 18th century
Buddha Ratnasambhava and Goddess in a Lotus Petal
Northeastern India, 11th–12th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Defeating Mara
Eastern Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibet, 18th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Bhutan, 19th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibet, 15th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Tsang Region, Central Tibet, 18th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
Karnali Basin, Khasa Malla Kingdom, Northwestern Nepal, 13th-14th century
Akashagarbha
Tibet, 19th century
Arapachana Manjushri
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Spiral

Our True Nature of Mind
Harnessing the wisdom of emptiness to generate compassion
Good Will Writing
An ethical will passes down wisdom through the generations
Suddenly a Flame Is Lit
Expressing the nature of awakening
Wake Up to Find Out
A short strange trip from chaos to enlightenment
Circle in the Square
How the Mandala Lab builds on the Rubin Museum's storied architecture
The Power of Truth
In Buddhist lore, telling it like it is can be transformative . . . and a bit magical
What Does Wisdom Mean to You?
Six insights from Ilana Glazer, a Zen teacher, and other guest speakers

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