Spiral Spiral

Brass-colored statue depicting Buddha seated in meditation, holding bowl in lap and implement in extended left hand
Medicine Buddha
Bodhisattva holding long-stemmed blossom sits before landscape surrounded by dozens of portraits in grid arrangement
White Tara
Painting in reds and golds depicting Buddha seated in meditation amidst grid of dozens of miniature portraits
Buddha Amitayus
Cup made from human skull mounted on brass tripod, decorated with face of deity, skulls, and garland motif
Skull Cup
Vajra and Bell
Figure wearing red brocade robe and cap sits in garden setting amongst four portraits at corners of painting
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten
long, rectangular, ink-stained woodblock incised with dense text; handle with hole in center at left
Woodblock for printing Tibetan text
Ruddy-brown sculpture depicting deity with countless heads and arms arranged in semi-circles at sides of body
Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa)
Golden sculpture depicting bare-chested figure, seated with right knee raised, wearing turquoise-accented jewelry
Mahasiddha Avadhutipa
Painting in gold on red background depicting Dalai Lama, seated at center, surrounded by portraits and foliage
The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682) with Previous Incarnations
Figure seated on throne underneath blossoming tree branches, above miniature scene, before mountainous landscape
Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (1012-1088)
Many-armed and -headed wrathful goddess at center flanked by deities, each framed by fiery nimbus
Siddhi Lakshmi
Wrathful deity standing on haunches before fiery nimbus, holding staff in arms and implements in hands
Panjaranatha Mahakala
Bronze-colored sculpture depicting Bodhisattva seated on lotus pedestal, torso inclined to the right, holding blossoms
Green Tara
Bodhisattva wearing blue and red brocade dhoti stands, holding long-stemmed blossom, amongst clouds and blossoms
Bodhisattva Suryabaskara
Painting on cloth depicting Buddha seated on lotus pedestal, surrounded by attendants, before mountainous background
Buddha Shakyamuni with Arhats
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