The “Three Silver Brothers” Manjushri – Avalokiteshvara – Vajrapani (left to right) Western Tibet, Puhrang area early 13th century
Four-armed Mahakala, left, and Remati, right Ron Wosel Puk, Tibet 1538
Protection From Disease Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975
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
Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, Derge Printing House after 1960
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)
Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Bodhisattva Suryabaskara Book cover Woodblock for printing prayer flag Stupa Woodblock for printing Tibetan text Sitatapatra Frontispiece from The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript Illuminated Manuscript Page Depicting Four Forms of Mahakala & Vaishravana Vairochana, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Taskali) Ratnasambhava, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali) Vasudhara Medicine Buddha Medical Painting of Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries, Illustration to the Medical Treatise The Blue Beryl, Chapter 4 Medical Painting on Prophylactics, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Principles, Illustration to the Medical Treatise the Blue Beryl, Chapters 23–28 Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, Print from a woodblock Mandala of Chakrasamvara Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock Flying Naga Life Story of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) Pelden Lhamo Mongolia late 17th century
Tara central Tibet ca. 1260
Chabui (r); album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Empresses (Yuandai hou banshen xiang shou ce 元代后半身像手冊) probably Daidu (Beijing), China Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Chakpori Medical College Tibet 1905 L. Austine Waddell
Chakrasamvara and the Footprints of Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon (1143–1217) Tibet before 1217
Chakrasamvara in Union with Vajravarahi central Tibet ca. 1386
Damchen, the Oath-Bound Protector Gura Sharkha, Minyak, Kham region, eastern Tibet dated 1655 Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Demon-Binding Against Sickness Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975
Desi Sanggye Gyatso (1653–1705) Tibet 17th 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
Illustrated Manuscript Depicting the Story of Water Nepal 17th century
Detail of Second Tashi Gomang Densatil Monastery, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) erected from 1360 for Drakpa Gyeltsen Pietro Francesco Mele (Italian, born ca. 1924)
Detail of The Altan Khan’s Family Back Shrine of the Main Assembly Hall, Maidari-yin Juu, Inner Mongolia, China 18th century
Detail of Two Indian and Four Tibetan Masters central Tibet early 13th century
Detail of Yongle Handscroll, “Delivering the Soul of Ming Taizu,” at Lingusi, Nanjing, with inscriptions in Chinese, Persian, Tay, Tibetan, and Mongolian China 1407
Donor Figure western Nepal/western Tibet 13th–14th century
Drawing of Vajravarahi ca. 1687 Lhodrak Kukye Norbu Gyatso (active late 17th 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)
Facade of the main assembly hall of Shara Süme, “Yellow Monastery,” imperial monastery built on the same model as Amarbayasgalant Khiid (1727–1736) Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 1727–1731, partially destroyed by Russian troops in 1945 Lei Jinyu, architect (1659–1729)
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
Folios from a Biography of Milarepa Tibet 17th–18th century
Forty-Three-Deity Mandala of Manjuvajra central Tibet 1375–1380
Fragmentary page from a Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript Toling 11th century
Frontispiece from the Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Frontispiece of the Chinese translation of Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra) Dunhuang, present-day Gansu Province, China 11 May 868 CE
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop
Green Tara Khara Khoto, Inner Mongolia, China; Western Xia late 12th–13th century
Handheld Prayer Wheel Tibet 19th–20th century
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)
Incense burner with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424)
Jalamanusha (Merman) Nepal ca. 13th century
Jataka of the Bodhisattva Sonam Tob (Story 90); north wall of the ground-floor circumambulatory passage Zhalu Monastery; Tsang District, central Tibet 14th century
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
Kadampa-style Reliquary Stupa Tibet 13th or 14th century
Kalachakra (Dechingalba) Temple in Yekhe Khüriye Monastery Mongolia late 19th century
Karmapa with His Footprints central Tibet late 12th–early 13th century
King of Lijiang, Mu Zeng (1598–1646; r. 1598–1624/46), Official Portrait Lijiang, China Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Lama Zhang Tangut Xixia 1032–1227
Livestock Charm primarily Dolpo region, Nepal since 1975
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
Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara Nepal dated 1490
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
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
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia 19th century
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia late 19th century Balgan (act. late 19th century)
Marpa Lotsawa (1012–1097) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Milarepa (ca. 1028–1111) "Milarepa's Tower," Sekar Gutok, Lhodrak, southern Tibet 1200–1250
Monk’s Cap Ewer (Sengmao ju) Jingdezhen, China Yongle Period (1403–1424); collection of Shah Jahan where it was incised with date 1053 AH (or 1643–1644)
Musical Notations of Mahakala Melodies Written by the Ninth Karmapa (Tib. Mgon po’i dbyangs yig Karma pa dgu pa’i phyag bris), pages 44 and 63 Nine Deity Offering Mongolia 19th 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 (copy of the original in the Potala Palace, Lhasa) central Tibet 13th–14th century
Panoramic Map of Mount Wutai Cifu Temple, Wutaishan, China 1846 Monk Lhundrub, engraver of Sanggai Aimag (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom) Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th century
Qubilai Khan; album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Emperors (Yuandai di banshen xiang ce 元代帝半身像冊) probably Daidu (Beijing), China Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Ratnasambhava central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Rock Painting (no longer extant) Taktsang, Upper Paro Valley, western Bhutan ca. 14th–15th century
Roll of Mantras for a Prayer Wheel and Its Spindle Tibet ca. 12th–13th century
Russian Consulate and Holy Trinity Church Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia 1912 Ivan Korostovets (Russian, 1862–1933)
Scenes from the Early Life of the Buddha western Tibet or western Nepal 14th century
Seated Bodhisattva China late 13th–14th century
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579
Sketches of Floral Patterns and Mythological Creatures, pages from a sketchbook in a folding book (thyasaphu) format Tibet (and Nepal?) 1435 Jivarama (active in 15th century)
Standing Bodhisattva with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base China 15th century, Yongle period (1403–1424)
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 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
The Akshobya Mandala and White and Blue Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Black Treasury Manuscript, Dream of the Four Pillars Tibet ca. 1475
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 Great Stupa Alchi, Ladakh, India ca. 1220 or later
The Ninth Karmapa (left) and the Sixth Zhamar (right), editor of the Jang (Lijiang) Kangyur, frontispiece of the catalog (karchak) by the Sixth Zhamar, vol. 109 of the Jang Satham (Lijiang) edition of the Tibetan Kangyur, folio 1a Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 1621
Thirteen-Deity Mandala of Jnanadakini central Tibet 1375–1380
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession Mongolia ca. 1914 Chimed, Gendendamba, Jügdür, and Khasgombo (all active early 20th century Mongolia)
Thirty-Two-Deity Mandala of Aksobhyavajra, the second painting of the Vajravali set commissioned in memory of Lama Dampa central Tibet, Sakya tradition 1375–1380
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha central Tibet ca. 1450
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala central Tibet 14th century
Vajrapani Mongolia late 19th century Tsend, Tavkhai Bor, Danjin, Baldangombo, and Khasgombo
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424)
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 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
Wutasi, the Five Pagoda Temple Höhhot, Inner Mongolia 1732
Xijindu Stupa Gate Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province dated 1311
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751
Red-Robed Monk of the Western Regions 1304 Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322)
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554)
A Case of Tibetan Kangyur Nanjing, Imperial Workshop 1410 (eighth year of Yongle reign)
Achala Tangut Xixia, excavated from Kara Khoto 13th century
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Amoghasiddhi central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
An example of a khüriye encampment: the Torghut Prince Sin Chin Gegeen’s camp at Khara Shar Mongolia before 1927
Arhat Ajita China Yongle period (1402–1424)
Avalokiteshvara Yatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Avalokiteshvara seated in the Maharajajila posture China ca. 10th–13th 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)
Bodhisattva China 13th century
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