Vajrabhairava Solitary of Rwa Lotsawa Tradition Western mural painting in Hevajra Chapel, middle floor, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Gongkar County, Lhokha, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1464–1476 Khyentse Chenmo (active 15th century)
Hevajra Northern mural painting in Hevajra Chapel, middle floor, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Gongkar County, Lhokha, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1464–1476 Khyentse Chenmo (active 15th century)
Mandala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Yulin Cave 25, east wall Middle Tang (781–848)
Vimalakirti-nirdesha Sutra (Tibetan Ruler Listening to the Dharma) Mogao Cave 360, east wall, south side; Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China
Indian Teacher Bhavaviveka (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Tibet 18th century Painted woodblock print
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
Arhat Subhuti (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) Set of Previous Incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Central Tibet 19th century
Yungton Dorje Pel (1284 1365) (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Central Tibet 19th century
The “Three Silver Brothers” Manjushri – Avalokiteshvara – Vajrapani (left to right) Western Tibet, Puhrang area early 13th century
Pema Gyelpo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet early 20th century
Stirrups belonging to the equestrian set of Yuthok Tashi Dhondup Tibetan, Derge ca. 1943–1947
Maitreya Procession at Lama-yin Gegeen-ü Khüriye Mongolia late 19th–early 20th century Gempil-yin Dorji (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century)
Ganesha Madhya Pradesh, India 11th century
Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Crossed Vajra Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm Woodblock for printing prayer flag Handheld Prayer Wheel Buddha Amitayus Medicine Buddha Avalokiteshvara Medicine Buddha Palace (copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa) Vajrayogini Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, Print from a woodblock Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock Buddha Vairochana The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Wheel of Existence Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) Shrine Cabinet (chosham) Buddha Amitayus Manjushri Chakpori Medical College Tibet 1905 L. Austine Waddell
Demon-Binding Against Sickness Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975
Desire Lhasa 2020 Tsering Dolma (b. 1966, Lhasa)
Bunga Dyo, the Legend of Red Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1712
Detail of Morality Tale of Vidura from chapter 76 in the Wish-fulfilling Vine (Bodhisattvavadanakalpalata) Southern mural painting of the original Main Assembly Hall, ground floor, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Gangto Village, Gongkar County, Lhokha, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1464–1476 Khyentse Chenmo (active 15th century)
Detail of Mural of Fourteenth Dalai Lama Receiving International Dignitaries Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet 1956 Amdo Jampa (Tibetan, 1911–2002)
Guru Rinpoche/ Padmasambhava Taktsang, upper Lhakhang, Upper Paro Valley, western Bhutan ca. 1692–93 (destroyed in 1998 fire)
Ushnishavijaya Tibet 18th century
Do What You Love 2010 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa)
Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) India 1935 Photographer unknown
George Tsarong in Yasor Costume, 1950 1950 Heinrich Harrer (Austrian, 1912–2006)
Godāvapa Stūpa Sri Lanka 1941 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
Going on Pilgrimage on All Fours and An Ascetic Sleeping on the Points of a Thousand Wooden Spikes India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
Group of Officials Riding Up to the Potala for New Year Festivities (named persons: Taring Jigme, Yuthok) February 13, 1937 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and Attendants Kashmir ca. 720
Handheld Prayer Wheel Tibet 19th–20th century
Handheld Drum (Damaru) Tibet or Mongolia early 20th century
Herbal Medicines, Painting 26 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th-century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697
Ikh Khüree Naadam Mongolia 1966 D. Damdinsüren (Mongolian, 1909-1984)
Ikh Khüree Tsam Mongolia 1966 D. Damdinsüren (1909–1984)
Installation work in the exhibition Keepers of the Water Lhasa 1996 Gade (b. 1971, Lhasa)
Interior view of the “Jung Ho [Ronghe] idol factory” (copper workshop) located near the Yonghegong Monastery, Beijing, China 1930s
Janbahadya, the White Avalokiteshvara of Jana Bahal, also known as Seto Macchendranath Kathmandu, Nepal date uncertain
Jataka of the Bodhisattva Sonam Tob (Story 90); north wall of the ground-floor circumambulatory passage Zhalu Monastery; Tsang District, central Tibet 14th century
Jigme Taring, Tibetan noblemen and official, holding cine camera with still camera hanging at his side Lhasa possibly 1958 Chen Zonglie (Chinese; b. 1932)
Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider) Tibet 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992)
King Lha Totori Nyentsen Paying Homage to the Objects of the Nyenpo Sangwa Potala Palace, Lhasa 1645–48
Lacquered Wood Duomu Pitcher with Gold Floral Designs China 19th–20th century
Lhasa Newars with Camera Lhasa 1940s Unknown photographer
Lhasa, der Wollhafen mit Details (Lhasa, wool port with details) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992)
Lhasa, die große Neujahrsparade (Lhasa, the great New Year’s parade) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century
Livestock Charm primarily Dolpo region, Nepal since 1975
Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya, India Bodhgaya, India
Maitreya Procession in Yekhe Khüriye 1965 D. Damdinsüren (Mongolian, 1909–1984)
Major Events of the Buddha’s Life Northeastern India 12th century
Mandala of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Several Different Aspects: Padmapani, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara, Chintamanichakra Avalokiteshvara, and Amoghapasha at center Dunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848)
Manip displaying tashi gomang during Buddhist festival Punakha, Bhutan 1981
Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424)
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom Tibet 11th century
Manjushri, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
Medical Lineage Holders, Painting 80 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Lhasa Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century
Milarepa (ca. 1028–1111) "Milarepa's Tower," Sekar Gutok, Lhodrak, southern Tibet 1200–1250
Monks on the “Golden Procession” Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ca. 1936–1950 Hugh Richardson (British, 1905–2000)
Mural of Hayagriva Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Mural of Padmasambhava Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Mural of the Nechung Oracle Shakya Yarpel (fl. 1856–1900) Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Mural of Yamantaka, one of the Eight Sadhana Teaching Deities Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Murals of Human Skins Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Murals of Pehar’s Retinue Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Murals of the Red and Black Butchers Western Entrance, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century
Painting of Temples and Monasteries of Lhasa Kham region, eastern Tibet 1900–1920
Palden Lhamo, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424)
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Gandhara 2nd–3rd century
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Swat 7th century
Pensive Avalokiteshvara on the back of Maitreya Statue Yecheng, Hebei Province 547
Photograph of the pre-Cultural Revolution Jowo Sakyamuni 1954 or 1955
Phunkhang Yabshi Kung, his wife and son Tibet 1948 Hugh E. Richardson (British, 1905–2000)
Prajnaparamita Tamshing Lhundrub Choling Temple, Bumthang District, Bhutan 1503–1505 with potential later interventions
Rabden Lepcha in Delhi ca. 1915 Sir Charles Bell (British, 1870–1945)
Russian Consulate and Holy Trinity Church Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia 1912 Ivan Korostovets (Russian, 1862–1933)
Sarnath Buddha India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
Scenes from the Early Life of the Buddha western Tibet or western Nepal 14th century
Seated Buddha Flanked by Maitreya and Avalokiteśvara Palola Shahi Kingdom April 23, 715
Second Jamyang Zhepa (1728–1791), torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
Shakyamuni, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th century
Songtsen Gampo with Handprints and Footprints Tibet late 17th century
Spring Morning India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
Standing Buddha Kashmir late 10th to early 11th century
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century
Statue of Manjushri Efi (efü?) khalkha süme, Shiliin Gol League (formerly in Chakhar), Inner Mongolia mid-18th century
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Ravangla, Sikkim, India 2013
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2015
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Dordenma) Thimphu, Bhutan 2015
Statue of Shiva Solophok Hill, Namchi, Sikkim, India 2011
Statue of the bodhisattva Manjushri with Yongle reign inscription in Chinese on the lotus base China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424)
Stone carving of twenty-one buddhas and two bodhisattvas Manthal village of Skardu, Pakistan ca. late 8th century
Stūpas in Old Carvings India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
The Akshobya Mandala and White and Blue Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Buddha’s Footprints and Incarnations of Avalokiteshvara Tibet 10–11th century
The Dakini Nairatmya western Nepal/western Tibet 1300–1325
The Eight Great Events of the Buddha’s Life Tibet ca. 13th century
The Five Jina Buddhas Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Five Tathagata, or Cosmic Buddhas, Forehead Ornament for a Deity Newari, for the Nepal or Tibet market 17th–19th century
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession Mongolia ca. 1914 Chimed, Gendendamba, Jügdür, and Khasgombo (all active early 20th century Mongolia)
Three Saddle Carpets, from a set of twenty-four woven in the 1930s for the cavalry of Yabzhi Punkhang Central Tibet 1920–1930
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Bonpo version of a partially constructed effigy House of Pema Dolkar, Kagbeni, Mustang, Nepal 2007 Lama Tshultrim of Lubrak (b. 1949, Lubrak, Mustang, Nepal)
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Nyingma Buddhist version of a ritual effigy Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal 1995 Lama Karma Tshering of Tshognam (b. 1951, Tetang, Mustang, Nepal)
Turning the Wheel of the Dharma, eighth painting from a set of nine depicting the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers
Turquoise Bridge Lhasa 1951 Tse Ten Tashi
Urine Analysis, Painting 64 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th-century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697
Ushnishavijaya Nalanda, Bihar, India ca. 11th–12th century
Vairochana Drak Lhamo
Vairochana and the Eight Bodhisattvas Markham, Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Vajradhara and Consort Nepal 1488
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha central Tibet ca. 1450
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century
Wall painting of Gushri Khan and the Fifth Dalai Lama’s regent Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, with Xuanzang, a Monkey-Headed Protector, and a White Horse Cave 2 of East Thousand-Buddha Grottoes; Tangut Kingdom (Xixia) (present-day Guazhou, Gansu Province, China) ca. 12th–13th century
Wheel of Existence Cave 17, Ajanta, India 5th century
Wheel of Existence Tashicholing Temple, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 20th or 21st century
White Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
Wind-Powered Prayer Wheel (mani lung khor) Tibet before 1920
Window No. 1 Tolung, Lhasa 2020 Penpa (b. 1974, Lhasa)
Yuthok Tashi Dhondup (left) and Taring Jigme (right) in Military Uniform September 7, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan)
“Lhasa United” October 20, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
2020 Lhasa 2020 Nortse (b. 1963, Lhasa)
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Amitayus, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
An example of a khüriye encampment: the Torghut Prince Sin Chin Gegeen’s camp at Khara Shar Mongolia before 1927
Anatomy, Painting 49 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697
Avalokiteshvara Kashmir early 11th century
Avalokiteshvara Yatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Avalokiteshvara Tamshing Lhundrub Choling Temple, upper floor, Bumthang District, Bhutan 1503–1505 with potential later interventions
Avalokiteshvara seated in the Maharajajila posture China ca. 10th–13th century
Avalokiteshvara in His Potala Pure Land Tibet late 18th–early 19th century
Avalokiteshvara-Amoghapasha Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
Avalokiteshvara, after Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Avalokiteshvara, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014
Avalokiteshvara, traced from a composition by Konchok Pende of E (from Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Birth of Buddha Tibet 19th century
Birth of Buddha Swayambhu, Nepal Shah period, 20th century
Birth of Buddha Lumbini, Nepal late Varman period, 3rd–4th century
Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nepal 6th–7th century
Boy grinding indigo and woman weaving a carpet, Pen-jor Lhun-po, near Gyang-tse Drongtse, Palha family estate near Gyantse, Tsang region, central Tibet 1933–1934 Charles A. Bell (British, 1870–1945)
Buddha Vairochana Bimda Temple; near Jyekundo (present-day Qinghai Province, China) 806
Bungama Lokeshvara in [of] Nepal Depicted as a Conventional Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1701
Central Buddha Sculpture Khewang Lhakhang, Phobjikha, Bhutan date unknown
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