The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682) with Previous Incarnations
Central Tibet, 18th century
Field of Accumulation of Merit (Tsokshin) of the Geluk Tradition with Tsongkhapa
Central Tibet, ca. late 18th - early 19th century
Buddha Vajradhara with the Great Tantric Masters (Mahasiddhas)
Central Tibet, 15th century
Chakrasamvara in Union with Consort Vajravarahi
Central Tibet, 14th century
Drakpa Gyeltsen (1147-1216) and Sakya Pandita (1182-1251)
Central Tibet, ca. 15th century
Eleven-headed, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara
Central Tibet, early 20th century (before 1935)
Arhat Subhuti (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) Set of Previous Incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)
Central Tibet, 19th century
Buddha Ratnasambhava
Central Tibet, 13th century
Buddha Amitabha in the Pure Realm of Sukhavati
Central Tibet, 19th century
Buddha Amitabha in His Pure Realm
Central Tibet, late 18th century
Book Case
Central Tibet, 19th century
Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446)
Central Tibet, 18th century
Black Hayagriva
Central Tibet, 15th century

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