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Art of Tibet detail, Bodhisattva as the personification of the text of Prajnaparamita (the Perfection of Wisdom) 13th century manuscript- Walters W8561 (2) (cropped)

Art of Tibet detail, Bodhisattva as the personification of the text of...

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Buddha Shakyamuni on the night of his enlightenment at Bodhgaya. The tree under which he was enlightened appears above the temple- art from Tibet- Walters W8561 (2) (cropped)

Buddha Shakyamuni on the night of his enlightenment at Bodhgaya. The t...

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Chinese - Mandala with the Buddha and Bodhisattvas - Walters 3592

Chinese - Mandala with the Buddha and Bodhisattvas - Walters 3592

In the center of this piece is an inscription in Manchu script. Each figure has an inscription in Chinese and another language with larger side panels the same. The Chinese inscription to the right of the Buddh... More

Chinese - Manuscript Cover with Lhamo Flanked by Four Goddesses - Walters 3591

Chinese - Manuscript Cover with Lhamo Flanked by Four Goddesses - Walt...

Each figure in this painting is under an elaborate arch with inscriptions in both Mongolian and Chinese. At the far right is an inscription in Chinese providing the title of the manuscript, Sutra of Ten-Thousa... More

Left art detail, from- Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561 (2) (cropped)

Left art detail, from- Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita ...

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Right art detail, from- Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561 (2) (cropped)

Right art detail, from- Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita...

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561 (2)

Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561 (2)

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561

Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni and Prajnaparamita - Walters W8561

This is a leaf from a "Prajnaparamita" (Perfection of Wisdom) manuscript. The text, written in Tibetan language and script, is a translation of a Sanskrit text that was produced in India as much as a thousand y... More

Tibetan - Manjushri and a Bodhisattva with Donors - Walters W8562

Tibetan - Manjushri and a Bodhisattva with Donors - Walters W8562

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Tibetan book, Manjushri and a Bodhisattva with Donors and horse - Walters W8562 (2) (cropped)

Tibetan book, Manjushri and a Bodhisattva with Donors and horse - Walt...

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Tibetan book, Manjushri detail - Walters W8562 (2) (cropped)

Tibetan book, Manjushri detail - Walters W8562 (2) (cropped)

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Tibetan or Chinese origin, 18th century embroidery Tibetan Buddhist art of Cosmic Mount Meru

Tibetan or Chinese origin, 18th century embroidery Tibetan Buddhist ar...

The setting, with beasts and floating skulls in a desolate landscape, focuses the mind of the meditator (or the initiate in a ceremony) upon mortality, and hence upon the eternal. Within the circle is a view of... More