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Lama seated on throne with orange cloud-motif backrest amidst portraits of Buddha, wrathful deities, and lamas
Sixth Panchen Lobzang Pelden Yeshe (1738–1780), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs
Tibet 19th century
Silver statue depicting seated, crowned Buddha holding small vase in hands positioned in lap
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style
19th century
Glass cylinder featuring three stone-decorated bands mounted on spindle; green jade handle at right
Handheld Prayer Wheel
Tibet 19th–20th century
Loosely arranged string of turquoise beads with carved bone centerpiece and five dark-blue tassels
Prayer Beads (trengwa)
Tibet 19th century
Painting depicting hilltop palace surrounded by prominent building complexes and settlements situated in green landscape
The Potala and the Principal Monuments of Central Tibet
Tibet 19th century
Bodhisattva flanked by attendants seated before pagoda-roofed structure emerging from forested white-stone mound
Avalokiteshvara in His Potala Pure Land
Tibet late 18th–early 19th century
Black and white photograph of destroyed military building with human bodies lying amidst rubble
The North Fort at Taku, China, 1860
North Fort at Taku, China 1860 Felice Beato (British, 1832–1909)
Bodhisattva dressed in sumptuous dhoti holds blossom in right hand while seated on rocky outcropping
Avalokiteshvara, traced from a composition by Konchok Pende of E (from Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)
Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Two scenes: at top, Buddha flanked by attendants; at bottom, figures in dynamic poses with text at top left
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468)
Patan, Nepal 1862
Three golden Buddhas wearing saffron and red cloaks seated before mandorlas in niche decorated with murals
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
Jewel-toned deities, ribbons, and clouds swirl around richly-attired woman with hand on hip towering over landscape.
Birth of Buddha
Tibet 19th century
Colorful banner made of chevron-shaped pieces of textile supporting two paintings depicting woman at left, religious structure at right
Temple Banner with Seven Symbols of Royal Power and Offerings
Three clusters of portraits centered on white-skinned deity in dancing pose hover above mountainous landscape
Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153)
Buddha hovers, left hand extended towards ground, above landscape dotted with buildings and groups of figures
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni
Buddha hovers, left hand extended towards ground, above mountainous landscape dotted with buildings and groups of figures
Buddha Shakyamuni and Teaching Stories (Avadana)
Guru wearing saffron robe sits on lotus pedestal, hovering above landscape dotted with buildings and scenes
Padmasambhava and his eight manifestations
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