Mandala of Eight Great BodhisattvasYulin Cave 25, east wall Middle Tang (781–848)
Standing Buddha ShakyamuniNorthern Asoka Stupa, Patan, Nepal ca. 9th century
Buddha ShakyamuniBhinche Baha, Patan, Nepal 8th–9th century
Pensive AvalokiteshvaraSwat 7th century
Frontispiece of the Chinese translation of Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra)Dunhuang, present-day Gansu Province, China 11 May 868 CE
Garudasana VishnuChangu Narayan Temple; Nepal ca. 7th–8th century
Celestial Musician (Kinnara) Playing a Pipa (Lute)Tibetan Empire 608–866
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and PlateTibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800
Decanter, Cup, and RhytonTibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
Mandala of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Several Different Aspects: Padmapani, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara, Chintamanichakra Avalokiteshvara, and Amoghapasha at centerDunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848)
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
Deities of the Padmakula MandalaDunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848)
Stone carving of twenty-one buddhas and two bodhisattvasManthal village of Skardu, Pakistan ca. late 8th century
Buddha VairochanaBimda Temple; near Jyekundo (present-day Qinghai Province, China) 806
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and AttendantsKashmir ca. 720
Seated Buddha Flanked by Maitreya and AvalokiteśvaraPalola Shahi Kingdom April 23, 715