Pavilion of Raining Flowers (Yuhua Ge 雨花閣) Beijing Qing dynasty
Senge Dradok, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 18th century
Nyima Oser, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet 18th century
Padmasambhava, Pema Jungne Kham Province, Eastern Tibet late 18th-19th century
Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446) Central Tibet 18th century
Kaumari Nepal 17th or 18th century
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century
Woodblock Print of the Buddha with His Assembly China 18th - 19th century
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
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) and Scenes from His Life Tibet 18th century
Tsongkapa (1357-1419) Tibet 18th century
Maitreya Procession at Lama-yin Gegeen-ü Khüriye Mongolia late 19th–early 20th century Gempil-yin Dorji (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century)
Maitreya Mongolia late 19th century Gendundamba (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century)
Buddha Shakyamuni with Arhats Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa) Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Bodhisattva Suryabaskara Vajra and Bell Skull Cup Stupa Woodblock for printing Tibetan text Buddha Amitayus White Tara Green Tara Medicine Buddha Medical Painting of Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries, Illustration to the Medical Treatise The Blue Beryl, Chapter 4 Medical Instruments Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten Panjaranatha Mahakala Mandala of Chakrasamvara Siddhi Lakshmi Milarepa and Scenes from His Life Life Story of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) Wheel of Existence Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (1012-1088) The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682) with Previous Incarnations Mahasiddha Avadhutipa Pelden Lhamo Mongolia late 17th century
Changkya Rolpai Dorje China 18th century
Deshay Maru Jhya (Deshay Maru Jhya (Window without an Equal) Yetakha tol; Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 18th century
Design for Grand Maitreya Project, work-in-progress near Ulaanbaatar
Detail of a nobleman’s robe Delgerkhaan soum, Khentii Province, Mongolia Mongol Imperial period, 14th century
Bunga Dyo, the Legend of Red Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1712
Detail of The Altan Khan’s Family Back Shrine of the Main Assembly Hall, Maidari-yin Juu, Inner Mongolia, China 18th century
Ushnishavijaya Tibet 18th century
Folios from a Biography of Milarepa Tibet 17th–18th century
Geluk Refuge Field with Tsongkhapa central Tibet ca. late 18th–early 19th century
Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) India 1935 Photographer unknown
George Tsarong in Yasor Costume, 1950 1950 Heinrich Harrer (Austrian, 1912–2006)
Ghantapa as one of the Eight Great Tantric Adepts Kham region, eastern Tibet 18th century
Giant appliqué scroll representing Padmasambhava and his Eight Emanations Paro Tshechu, Bhutan
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop
Gopichandra Monastery (Pintu Bahi) Patan, Nepal 2018
Green Tara Khara Khoto, Inner Mongolia, China; Western Xia late 12th–13th century
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)
Handheld Drum (Damaru) Tibet or Mongolia early 20th century
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
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)
Jügdernamjil (Three Deities of Longevity) Mongolia late 19th century Jügdür (Mongolian, flourished late 19th–early 20th century)
Juu Shakyamuni with his pupils made in Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia, decorated in Buryatia (Federation of Russia) 19th century
Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider) Tibet 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992)
Kalachakra (Dechingalba) Temple in Yekhe Khüriye Monastery Mongolia late 19th century
Lama (Teacher) Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel (1594–1651) Bhutan early 18th century
Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling) Tibet 18th–19th 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)
Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya, India Bodhgaya, India
Mahabuddha Temple Patan, Nepal 1564–1601
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Mandala of Sarvavid Vairocana (Durgatiparisodhana from the Vajradhatu Mandala Series) Inner Mongolia or Beijing ca. 18th century
Manjughosha Emperor, Niched hanging shrine panel, Eastern Side Hall, Pavilion of Raining Flowers Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia 19th century
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia late 19th century Balgan (act. late 19th century)
Milarepa (1040–1123) Meditating in a Mountain Kagyu Order 18th century
Monks on the “Golden Procession” Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ca. 1936–1950 Hugh Richardson (British, 1905–2000)
Nine Deity Offering Mongolia 19th century
One Hundred and Eight Stupas arranged in a triangular shape on the hill China period (1038–1227)
Padmasambhava Triad in Custom-Made Shrine Ghami Palace, Mustang, Nepal 18th century
Painting of Temples and Monasteries of Lhasa Kham region, eastern Tibet 1900–1920
Panjarnatha Mahakala Tibet 18th century
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)
Protective Astrological Chart Tibet late 18th or early 19th century
Qianlong as Manjushri-Chakravartin (brought to Lhasa in 1757–1758 at the death of the Seventh Dalai Lama) in front a Qing imperial tablet (brought in 1722 during the enthronement of the Seventh Dalai Lama) Hall of Victory over Three Realms, Red Palace of the Potala, Lhasa, Tibet
Rabden Lepcha in Delhi ca. 1915 Sir Charles Bell (British, 1870–1945)
Red Temple (Dukhang) Toling, western Tibet founded 996
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century
Russian Consulate and Holy Trinity Church Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia 1912 Ivan Korostovets (Russian, 1862–1933)
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th 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 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 White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century
Stūpas in Old Carvings India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951)
Subhasitaratnanidhi (Treasury of Good Sayings) Mongolian translation in phags pa (square script) Khocho 13th–14th century
Thangka of Kongpo Bonri, southeast Tibet, represented as the citadel of the tantric divinity Tsochok Khagying, Nyingtri, Kongpo, Tibet 18th century?
The Akshobya Mandala and White and Blue Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Five Jina Buddhas Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Great Stupa Alchi, Ladakh, India ca. 1220 or later
The Ninth Panchen Lama hanging on a pillar in Lhakhang, Lukhil Monastery, Likir Village, Ladakh, India Unknown photographer and artist
The North Fort at Taku, China, 1860 North Fort at Taku, China 1860 Felice Beato (British, 1832–1909)
Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733–1797), from a Pelpung set of Masters of the Combined Kagyu Lineages Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 1760s
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession Mongolia ca. 1914 Chimed, Gendendamba, Jügdür, and Khasgombo (all active early 20th century Mongolia)
Turquoise Bridge Lhasa 1951 Tse Ten Tashi
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century
Vajrapani Mongolia late 19th century Tsend, Tavkhai Bor, Danjin, Baldangombo, and Khasgombo
Vasudhara Mandala Nepal dated 1777 (Samvat 897)
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century
View of Putuo Zongcheng Temple Chengde, China 1767–1771
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
White Chakrasamvara, from Situ’s set of The Twenty-Seven Tantric Deities Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 18th 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
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags with Print Himalayan region 15th–19th century
Wutasi, the Five Pagoda Temple Höhhot, Inner Mongolia 1732
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751
Yuthok Tashi Dhondup (left) and Taring Jigme (right) in Military Uniform September 7, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
Zhenjue Temple, the Five Pagoda Temple Beijing, China 1473
“Lhasa United” October 20, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
An example of a khüriye encampment: the Torghut Prince Sin Chin Gegeen’s camp at Khara Shar Mongolia before 1927
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
Baruun Örgöö, Abatai Khan’s Yurt in Yekhe Khüriye Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia late 19th century Aleksei Pozdneev (Russian, 1851–1920)
Bat-Tsagaan Assembly Hall Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia mid-17th century Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Begtse (Jamsran) Mongolia late 19th century Gendendamba (late 19th–early 20th century)
Black Cloak Mahakala Kham Province, eastern Tibet 18th century Situ Panchen (1700–1774)
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)
Bungama Lokeshvara in [of] Nepal Depicted as a Conventional Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1701
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