Ganesha Madhya Pradesh, India 11th century
Kaumari Nepal 17th or 18th century
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century
Phakpa of Lokeshvara of Lhasa Tibet or Nepal date uncertain
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Nepal dated by inscription, 1818
Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa) Ushnisavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko) Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Attendant Figure to Vaishravana Vajra and Bell Skull Cup Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Woodblock for printing prayer flag Handheld Prayer Wheel Stupa Chakrasamvara with Consort Buddha Amitayus Vajravarahi Medicine Buddha Vasudhara Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance 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 Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha Flying Naga Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Siddhi Lakshmi Shiva Bhairava Padmasambhava and his eight manifestations Wheel of Existence Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) Shrine Cabinet (chosham) Buddha Amitayus Manjushri Chorten constructed in the memory of Kunga Drolchok (1507–1566) Namgyal Monastery; Mustang, Nepal ca. 1568
Demon-Binding Against Sickness Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975
Deshay Maru Jhya (Deshay Maru Jhya (Window without an Equal) Yetakha tol; Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 18th century
Cover of a Prajnaparamita manuscript Newar, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal dated 1054
Bunga Dyo, the Legend of Red Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1712
Detail of Fountain outside Bhaktapur Palace, showing sculpted stone spout Bhaktapur, Nepal 1688
Illustrated Manuscript Depicting the Story of Water Nepal 17th century
Ushnishavijaya Tibet 18th century
Do What You Love 2010 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa)
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini) Nepal 12th–13th century
Eagle and Wild Herbivore Zhamar Puk, Tashi Dochung, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE)
Elephant-skin drum with stone base inside Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prosperity) China Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Figurine of a Wild Sheep closely associated with western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE)
Garudasana Vishnu Changu Narayan Temple; Nepal ca. 7th–8th century
Pancharaksha (Five Protections ) illuminated manuscriptNepal 1138 Sri Ananda Buddhi, Nepalese (b. 12th century)
Guru Padmasambha, the scholar manifestations of Padmasambhava Lo Gekhar Monastery, Mustang, Nepal mid-17th century
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and Attendants Kashmir ca. 720
Incense burner with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424)
Jalamanusha (Merman) Nepal ca. 13th century
Janbahadya, the White Avalokiteshvara of Jana Bahal, also known as Seto Macchendranath Kathmandu, Nepal date uncertain
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century
Livestock Charm primarily Dolpo region, Nepal since 1975
Mahabuddha Temple Patan, Nepal 1564–1601
Mahasiddha Damarupa of a Lamdre lineage Namgyal Monastery, Mustang, Nepal 16th century
Major Events of the Buddha’s Life Northeastern India 12th century
Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara Nepal dated 1490
Mandala of the Sun God Surya Surrounded by Eight Planetary Deities Nepal likely 1379
Manip displaying tashi gomang during Buddhist festival Punakha, Bhutan 1981
Manuscript folio of illustrated instructions for the creation of an unidentified do effigy from a combination of namkhas Lo Montang, Mustang district, Nepal 19th century
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468) Patan, Nepal 1862
One Hundred and Eight Stupas arranged in a triangular shape on the hill China period (1038–1227)
One of three striped carnivores carved on a boulder Alchi, Ladakh, India Iron Age (ca. 700–100 BCE)
Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Tibet 16th century
Padmasambhava Triad in Custom-Made Shrine Ghami Palace, Mustang, Nepal 18th century
Painted Scroll of Bhimaratha Ritual Hāku Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1830
Painted Scroll of Laksha Chaitya Ritual Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1808
Pakpa Lokeshvara Nepal 7th century
Panjaranatha Mahakala Tibet 15th century
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Gandhara 2nd–3rd century
Pensive Avalokiteshvara on the back of Maitreya Statue Yecheng, Hebei Province 547
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century
Rock Carving (petroglyph) of a Ritual Stepped Structure Kabren Pungri, Rutok, western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE)
Rock Painting of a Bird Che Do, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric or Early Historic period (ca. 600–1000 CE)
Rock paintings in red ocher of a conjoined sun and moon, two sunbursts, a tree, and two swastikas Chukargyam, Rutok, Tibet Iron Age (ca. 700–100 BCE) or Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE)
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
Shaiva Shrine Payer, Kashmir ca. 10th century
Shakyamuni Donated by Dhandeva Shantipura, Svayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal 15th century
Siddhi Lakshmi Nepal 17th century
Songtsen Gampo with Handprints and Footprints Tibet late 17th century
Standing Buddha Kashmir late 10th to early 11th century
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Bangemudha Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal 5th–6th century
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Naka Bahi, Patan, Nepal 10th century
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Northern Asoka Stupa, Patan, Nepal ca. 9th century
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century
Stone carving of twenty-one buddhas and two bodhisattvas Manthal village of Skardu, Pakistan ca. late 8th century
Stone relief on a wall of Qianlong’s underground tomb Yuling 裕陵 Mausoleum, Eastern Tombs
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 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-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)
Throne of the Patan Kings Patan, Nepal 1666
Torana over the Main Entrance of Chusya Baha Kathmandu, Nepal 1663
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
Uninscribed representation of Lowo Khenchen, identified on the basis of his distinct physical features and the workmanship Lo (Mustang) 16th century
Ushnishavijaya Nalanda, Bihar, India ca. 11th–12th century
Vairochana Drak Lhamo
Vairochana and the Eight Bodhisattvas Markham, Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Vajracharya Priest’s Crown Nepal dated 1145
Vajradhara and Consort Nepal 1488
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha central Tibet ca. 1450
Vasudhara Mandala Nepal dated 1777 (Samvat 897)
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Nepal dated 1082
Vasudhara, in the shrine known as Vasupura adjacent to the Svayambhu chaitya Kathmandu, Nepal
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century
Wheel of Existence Cave 17, Ajanta, India 5th century
Xijindu Stupa Gate Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province dated 1311
“Long Live the Emperor” Tablet Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prospertity), Quantsi; Drotsang, Tsongka, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Ledu county, Qinghai Province, China) 1427
A large torma (dough-and-butter sculpture) representing Tsochok Khagying and his consort, standing on an altar in front of a clay image of the same pair of divinities Lubrak Village, Mustang District, Nepal
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th 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, Manjushri, Vajrapani, and the Six Buddhas of the Wheel of Existence Darjeeling, India 20th–21st century
Birth of Buddha Tibet 19th century
Birth of Buddha Swayambhu, Nepal Shah period, 20th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Rajarajeshvari Ghat, Pashupatinatha, Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 10th century
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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