Sutra Covers with the Eight Buddhist Treasures China Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24) Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay
Mandala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Yulin Cave 25, east wall Middle Tang (781–848)
Nyima Oser, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet 18th century Gilt copper alloy
Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446) Central Tibet 18th century Gilt bronze
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century Silver Repoussé
Ganesha Madhya Pradesh, India 11th century Sandstone
The “Three Silver Brothers” Manjushri – Avalokiteshvara – Vajrapani (left to right) Western Tibet, Puhrang area early 13th century Brass with copper, silver and gilding
Stirrups belonging to the equestrian set of Yuthok Tashi Dhondup Tibetan, Derge ca. 1943–1947 copper alloy, gold
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Tibet (by a Newar artist) ca. 15th century mineral pigments and traces of gold on cotton cloth
Kaumari Nepal 17th or 18th century Gilt copper alloy with semiprecious stone inlays
Phakpa of Lokeshvara of Lhasa Tibet or Nepal date uncertain wood with gold paint and colors
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Nepal dated by inscription, 1818 pigments on cloth
Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa) Ushnisavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko) Buddha Shakyamuni Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Ritual Peg (purba) Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha Attendant Figure to Vaishravana Vajra and Bell Book cover Maitreya Skull Cup Handheld Prayer Wheel Woodblock for printing Tibetan text Stupa Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Green Tara Vasudhara Medicine Buddha Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Vajrayogini Panjaranatha Mahakala Lekden Mahakala Mahakala Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali Buddha Vairochana Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha Flying Naga Siddhi Lakshmi Shiva Bhairava Arhat Ajita Shrine Cabinet (chosham) Buddha Amitayus Tsongkapa (1357-1419) Green Tara Manjushri Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara Mahasiddha Avadhutipa Ushnishavijaya Chorten constructed in the memory of Kunga Drolchok (1507–1566) Namgyal Monastery; Mustang, Nepal ca. 1568
Decanter, Cup, and Rhyton Tibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
Deities of the Padmakula Mandala Dunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848) pigments on silk
Demon-Binding Against Sickness Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975 ink on paper
Deshay Maru Jhya (Deshay Maru Jhya (Window without an Equal) Yetakha tol; Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 18th century wood
Cover of a Prajnaparamita manuscript Newar, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal dated 1054 opaque watercolor on wood
Bunga Dyo, the Legend of Red Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1712 pigments on cloth
Detail of Fountain outside Bhaktapur Palace, showing sculpted stone spout Bhaktapur, Nepal 1688
Illustrated Manuscript Depicting the Story of Water Nepal 17th century pigments on paper
Detail of Pegam Chest showing pitcher and chemar bo grain vessel on the central table as greeting offerings 19th century colors on wood
Detail of tashi gomang Tashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan 17th century wood, brass, silver, gold plating, semi-precious stones, glass beads, clay statues
Donor Figure western Nepal/western Tibet 13th–14th century gilt copper
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini) Nepal 12th–13th century gilt copper alloy
Elephant-skin drum with stone base inside Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prosperity) China Ming dynasty (1368–1644) elephant skin, wood, stone
Fourth Panchen Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1570–1662), with previous incarnations Tsang region, central Tibet mid-17th century Attributed by inscription to Choying Gyatso (act. 17th century) gold thangka; ground mineral pigment on cotton
Frontispiece of the Chinese translation of Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra) Dunhuang, present-day Gansu Province, China 11 May 868 CE woodblock print, ink on paper
Garudasana Vishnu Changu Narayan Temple; Nepal ca. 7th–8th century stone
Pancharaksha (Five Protections ) illuminated manuscriptNepal 1138 Sri Ananda Buddhi, Nepalese (b. 12th century) ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Green Tara central Tibet ca. 1260s gum tempera, ink, pigments, gold on sized cotton
Guru Padmasambha, the scholar manifestations of Padmasambhava Lo Gekhar Monastery, Mustang, Nepal mid-17th century papier-mâché
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and Attendants Kashmir ca. 720 brass, silver, copper
Handheld Drum (Damaru) Tibet or Mongolia early 20th century wood, silk, leather, cornelian
Icon of Five Auspicious Long Life Sisters Bhutan clay
Jalamanusha (Merman) Nepal ca. 13th century copper alloy
Janbahadya, the White Avalokiteshvara of Jana Bahal, also known as Seto Macchendranath Kathmandu, Nepal date uncertain wood, paint
Juu Shakyamuni with his pupils made in Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia, decorated in Buryatia (Federation of Russia) 19th century gilded alloy of silver and other metals, turquoise and corals
Kadampa-style Reliquary Stupa Tibet 13th or 14th century copper alloy
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804 gilt statue
Lacquered Wood Duomu Pitcher with Gold Floral Designs China 19th–20th century lacquer, wood, gold
Life Portrait of the Sixth Zhamar, Garwang Chokyi Wangchuk (1584–1630) Tibet early 17th century (before 1630) silver
Livestock Charm primarily Dolpo region, Nepal since 1975 ink on paper
Mahabuddha Temple Patan, Nepal 1564–1601
Mahasiddha Damarupa of a Lamdre lineage Namgyal Monastery, Mustang, Nepal 16th century
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723) gilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723) gilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair
Major Events of the Buddha’s Life Northeastern India 12th century "Andagu" stone with pigments
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) ink and colors on silk
Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara Nepal dated 1490 mineral pigments on cotton cloth
Mandala of the Sun God Surya Surrounded by Eight Planetary Deities Nepal likely 1379 distemper on cloth
Mandala with the Five Dhyani (Meditation) Buddhas, symbolic of the five cosmic elements, identifiable as Vairochana (center), Amitabha (top), Ratnasambhava (left), Amoghasiddhi (right); and Akshobhya (bottom) Dunhuang, China ca. 851–900 ink on paper
Manip displaying tashi gomang during Buddhist festival Punakha, Bhutan 1981
Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom Tibet 11th century silver, inlaid with copper, with traces of blue pigment
Manjushri, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
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 daphne paper
Milarepa (1040–1123) Meditating in a Mountain Kagyu Order 18th century clay, wood, colors
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of a Stupa Molded in the Round Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th–12th century sun-dried clay
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468) Patan, Nepal 1862 opaque watercolors on cloth
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century wood, brass, silver, clay statues
Padmapani Lokeshvara Tibet 17th century Attributed to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) ivory
Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Tibet 16th century copper alloy
Padmasambhava Triad in Custom-Made Shrine Ghami Palace, Mustang, Nepal 18th century papier-mâché
Painted Scroll of Bhimaratha Ritual Hāku Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1830 distemper and gold on cloth
Painted Scroll of Laksha Chaitya Ritual Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1808 opaque watercolor on cotton cloth
Pakpa Lokeshvara (copy of the original in the Potala Palace, Lhasa) central Tibet 13th–14th century wood with gold and paint
Palden Lhamo, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Panjaranatha Mahakala Tibet 15th century stone with pigments
Pema Lingpa Kunzangdrak Monastery, Bhutan statue
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Gandhara 2nd–3rd century gray schist
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Swat 7th century brass
Pensive Avalokiteshvara on the back of Maitreya Statue Yecheng, Hebei Province 547 bas-relief, white stone
Portrait Sculpture of the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet 1598 Karma Rinchen (act. late 16th century) silver with pigment
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom) Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th century ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century bone
Sculpted Image of Nyephu (Hephu) Trulku Sangag Gyeltsen (ca. 1600–1661) Neyphu Temple; Paro, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
Seated Bodhisattva China late 13th–14th century porcelain with relief decoration under bluish-white glaze
Seated Buddha Flanked by Maitreya and Avalokiteśvara Palola Shahi Kingdom April 23, 715 brass with silver
Second Jamyang Zhepa (1728–1791), torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400 iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise
Shakyamuni Donated by Dhandeva Shantipura, Svayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal 15th century
Shakyamuni, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Siddhi Lakshmi Nepal 17th century gilt copper alloy
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579 silver and other metals
Standing Bodhisattva with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base China 15th century, Yongle period (1403–1424) gilt bronze
Standing Buddha Kashmir late 10th to early 11th century brass with silver and copper inlay
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Bangemudha Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal 5th–6th century stone
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Naka Bahi, Patan, Nepal 10th century stone
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Northern Asoka Stupa, Patan, Nepal ca. 9th century stone
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century silver with colors
Statue of Ga Anyen Dampa (ca. 1230–1303) Degonpo Protector Chapel (founded 1284), Kardze, Kham region, eastern Tibet (Ganzi, Sichuan Province, China) 1980s re-creation clay
Statue of Manjushri Efi (efü?) khalkha süme, Shiliin Gol League (formerly in Chakhar), Inner Mongolia mid-18th century gilt copper alloy with lacquer and pigments, inset with gems
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 gilded copper
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Ravangla, Sikkim, India 2013 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Dordenma) Thimphu, Bhutan 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shiva Solophok Hill, Namchi, Sikkim, India 2011 concrete
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) gilt brass, lost-wax casting
Statue of White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century gilded bronze
Stone carving of twenty-one buddhas and two bodhisattvas Manthal village of Skardu, Pakistan ca. late 8th century
Tara Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers brass with pigments
The Dakini Nairatmya western Nepal/western Tibet 1300–1325 gilt copper
The Five Tathagata, or Cosmic Buddhas, Forehead Ornament for a Deity Newari, for the Nepal or Tibet market 17th–19th century gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnet, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise
Three Saddle Carpets, from a set of twenty-four woven in the 1930s for the cavalry of Yabzhi Punkhang Central Tibet 1920–1930 wool pile and weft, cotton warp
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) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, turmeric, ephedra
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) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, chemical dyes
Throne of the Patan Kings Patan, Nepal 1666 gilt copper, wood, modern upholstery
Torana over the Main Entrance of Chusya Baha Kathmandu, Nepal 1663 wood
Tsangnyon Heruka (1452–1507) Tibet 16th century gilt metalwork with semiprecious stone inlay
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century iron, gold, silver
Unidentified Deity Seated on a Cow (Yama?) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) copper with traces of gilding
Uninscribed representation of Lowo Khenchen, identified on the basis of his distinct physical features and the workmanship Lo (Mustang) 16th century bronze with silver and red copper inlays
Ushnishavijaya Nalanda, Bihar, India ca. 11th–12th century stone
Vairochana Chokhor or Konchosum Lhakhang, Bumthang, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
Vairochana and the Eight Bodhisattvas Markham, Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Vairochana of the Glacier Lake Jowo chapel, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) clay with pigments and matte gold
Vajracharya Priest’s Crown Nepal dated 1145 copper, gold, lapis lazuli
Vajradhara and Consort Nepal 1488 distemper on cloth
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala central Tibet 14th century distemper and gold on cloth; 36×29½ in. (91.4 × 74.9 cm); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Lent by The Kronos Collections
Vasudhara Mandala Nepal dated 1777 (Samvat 897) distemper on cloth
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Nepal dated 1082 gilt copper with semiprecious stones and traces of vermilion
Vasudhara, in the shrine known as Vasupura adjacent to the Svayambhu chaitya Kathmandu, Nepal
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424) gilt-copper alloy
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 copper gold and semiprecious stones (lost-wax method)
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags with Print Himalayan region 15th–19th century pigments on wood
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751 gilt brass repoussé on wooden armature, with precious stone and other inlays
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan) gilt metal on wooden armature, polymeric resin compound (for minor decorative caste motifs such as animals, tassels, banners, and Buddhist emblems), semi-precious stone inlays, pearls, colored glass, and more
“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 nanmu wood, lacquer, and stone
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554) ink and gold line on cloth
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
Amitayus, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Arhat, possibly Vanavasa Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) ink, pigments, and gold on silk
Avalokiteshvara Kashmir early 11th century brass or metal alloy with copper and silver inlay
Avalokiteshvara Yatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century gilt-copper alloy
Avalokiteshvara seated in the Maharajajila posture China ca. 10th–13th century limestone
Avalokiteshvara, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and Plate Tibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800 hammered gold, turquoise
Bat-Tsagaan Assembly Hall Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia mid-17th century Zanabazar (1635–1723) felt, wood
Birth of Buddha Swayambhu, Nepal Shah period, 20th century stone
Birth of Buddha Lumbini, Nepal late Varman period, 3rd–4th century red sandstone
Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nepal 6th–7th century wood, white gesso, polychrome paint
Bodhisattva China 13th century lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold, and green paint, gold leaf
Buddha Kasyapa, Buddha Shakyamuni, and Maitreya (the Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future) Phurdrup Monastery, Bhutan ca. 19th century Attributed to a sculptor of the Hephu tradition painted clay
Buddha Shakyamuni Rajarajeshvari Ghat, Pashupatinatha, Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 10th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Bhinche Baha, Patan, Nepal 8th–9th century
Buddha Vairochana Bimda Temple; near Jyekundo (present-day Qinghai Province, China) 806 stone with painted and textile decoration
Bungama Lokeshvara in [of] Nepal Depicted as a Conventional Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1701
Celestial Musician (Kinnara) Playing a Pipa (Lute) Tibetan Empire 608–866 gilded silver
Central Buddha Sculpture Khewang Lhakhang, Phobjikha, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
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