Four-armed Mahakala, left, and Remati, right Ron Wosel Puk, Tibet 1538
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) Buddha Shakyamuni Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Vajra Scepter Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha Crossed Vajra Attendant Figure to Vaishravana Maitreya Skull Cup Stupa Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Green Tara Vasudhara Medicine Buddha Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Vajrayogini Medical Instruments Medical Instruments Panjaranatha Mahakala Lekden Mahakala Mahakala Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali Buddha Vairochana The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha Flying Naga Siddhi Lakshmi Shiva Bhairava Buddha Amitayus Tsongkapa (1357-1419) Manjushri Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara Mahasiddha Avadhutipa Ushnishavijaya Decanter, Cup, and Rhyton Tibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
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
Detail of tashi gomang Tashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan 17th century
Do What You Love 2010 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa)
Donor Figure western Nepal/western Tibet 13th–14th century
Drilbu Bell Claimed to Have Been Discovered by Dorje Lingpa Thimpu, Bhutan discovered in the 14th century
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini) Nepal 12th–13th century
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)
First Folio from The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, and detail with Milarepa Lende Lang Puk 1540
First Folio from The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, and detail with Milarepa; Drakkar Taso; 1550–1555; xylographic print on paper; folio 4-1/8 x 20 in. (10.5 x 51 cm); British Library, OPB 19999a3 Drakkar Taso 1550–1555
Garudasana Vishnu Changu Narayan Temple; Nepal ca. 7th–8th century
Pancharaksha (Five Protections ) illuminated manuscriptNepal 1138 Sri Ananda Buddhi, Nepalese (b. 12th century)
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop
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
Handheld Prayer Wheel Tibet 19th–20th century
Interior view of the “Jung Ho [Ronghe] idol factory” (copper workshop) located near the Yonghegong Monastery, Beijing, China 1930s
Jalamanusha (Merman) Nepal ca. 13th century
Janbahadya, the White Avalokiteshvara of Jana Bahal, also known as Seto Macchendranath Kathmandu, Nepal date uncertain
Juu Shakyamuni with his pupils made in Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia, decorated in Buryatia (Federation of Russia) 19th century
Kadampa-style Reliquary Stupa Tibet 13th or 14th century
Kagyu Lama with Four Lineage Gurus Tibet ca. late 16th century
Kalachakra Cosmology Illustrations Tibet 16th century
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804
King of Lijiang, Mu Zeng (1598–1646; r. 1598–1624/46), Official Portrait Lijiang, China Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling) Tibet 18th–19th century
Lhamo Densatil Monastery, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1407–1408
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
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
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
Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424)
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom Tibet 11th century
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
Mount Meru Palace Mandala Yachengar Monastery, Kham region, eastern Tibet (present-day Sichuan Province)
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468) Patan, Nepal 1862
Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet late 16th century
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century
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
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424)
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Swat 7th century
Portrait Sculpture of the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet 1598 Karma Rinchen (act. late 16th century)
Prajnaparamita Tamshing Lhundrub Choling Temple, Bumthang District, Bhutan 1503–1505 with potential later interventions
Prayer Beads (trengwa) Tibet 19th century
Purpa Dagger Discovered by Pema Lingpa date unknown
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century
Roll of Mantras for a Prayer Wheel and Its Spindle Tibet ca. 12th–13th century
Seated Buddha Flanked by Maitreya and Avalokiteśvara Palola Shahi Kingdom April 23, 715
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400
Shaiva Shrine Payer, Kashmir ca. 10th century
Shakyamuni Donated by Dhandeva Shantipura, Svayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal 15th century
Siddhi Lakshmi Nepal 17th century
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th century
Standing Bodhisattva with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base China 15th century, Yongle period (1403–1424)
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
Statue of Manjushri Efi (efü?) khalkha süme, Shiliin Gol League (formerly in Chakhar), Inner Mongolia mid-18th century
Statue of Seated Vairochana, East Temple, Level 5 (Bumpa) of the Gyantse Kumbum Gyantse Kumbum, Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1427–1440
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 Ten Thousand Knives Padmasambhava, said to be made of melted knives offered by the local population in the aftermath of a murder Khamar Monastery, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia First half of 19th century, crown made in 2005 Two artisans from the Chinese metal workshops of Dolonnuur and local smiths following the instructions of the great reincarnate lama Danzin-Rabjai (1804–1856)
Statue of the bodhisattva Manjushri with Yongle reign inscription in Chinese on the lotus base China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424)
Statue of White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century
Tara Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers
The Dakini Nairatmya western Nepal/western Tibet 1300–1325
The Five Tathagata, or Cosmic Buddhas, Forehead Ornament for a Deity Newari, for the Nepal or Tibet market 17th–19th century
The Potala and the Principal Monuments of Central Tibet Tibet 19th century
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
Tsangnyon Heruka (1452–1507) Tibet 16th century
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century
Unidentified Deity Seated on a Cow (Yama?) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Uninscribed representation of Lowo Khenchen, identified on the basis of his distinct physical features and the workmanship Lo (Mustang) 16th century
Vajracharya Priest’s Crown Nepal dated 1145
Vajradhara and Consort Nepal 1488
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
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424)
Virupaksa, the guardian of the West, one of the Four Guardian Kings of the four directions of the universe Tibet or North China 15th century
White Stupa, known as Precious Stupa of Great Compassion and Longevity, and its surroundings Great Precious Stupa Cloister Monastery; Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China 1301, renovated in 1407
Wind-Powered Prayer Wheel (mani lung khor) Tibet before 1920
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags with Print Himalayan region 15th–19th century
Xijindu Stupa Gate Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province dated 1311
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan)
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554)
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
Achala, the Immovable One central Tibet ca. 1386
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
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and Plate Tibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800
Birth of Buddha Swayambhu, Nepal Shah period, 20th century
Birth of Buddha Lumbini, Nepal late Varman period, 3rd–4th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Rajarajeshvari Ghat, Pashupatinatha, Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 10th century
Bungama Lokeshvara in [of] Nepal Depicted as a Conventional Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1701
Celestial Musician (Kinnara) Playing a Pipa (Lute) Tibetan Empire 608–866
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