Acala with Consort Vishvavajri. Painting, 16th century.
Acala with Consort Vishvavajri. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 34 1/8 × 25 7/8 in. (86.7 × 65.7 cm). Acala (literally, “immovable”) is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the bo... More
Acala, the Buddhist Protector (cropped)
Acala, The Buddhist Protector. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, early Malla period. Distemper and gold on cloth, 32 x 26 1/2 in. (81.3 x 67.3 cm). Acala (literally, “immovable”) is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushr... More
Acala, the Buddhist Protector. Painting, 15th century
Acala, The Buddhist Protector. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, early Malla period. Distemper and gold on cloth, 32 x 26 1/2 in. (81.3 x 67.3 cm). Acala (literally, “immovable”) is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushr... More
Amitayus Buddha in His Paradise
Amitāyus Buddha in His Paradise. Tibet. Distemper with gold on cloth, 56 1/4 x 39 1/2 in. (142.9 x 100.3 cm). Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life, is also known as Amitabha, one of the five Cosmic Buddhas of ... More
Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis
Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, Image: 31 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (79.4 x 67.9 cm). Framed: 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm). Buddha Shakyamuni holds a begging bowl and ... More
Buddhist art, 12th-century, six-armed green goddess has one hand raise...
Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Karnata-Malla period. Distemper on palm leaf, 2 1/16 x 10 3/4 in. (5.3 x 27.3 cm). This seated, six-armed green goddess has one hand raised in abhaya... More
Center detail, Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis (cropped)
Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, Image: 31 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (79.4 x 67.9 cm). Framed: 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm). Buddha Shakyamuni holds a begging bowl and ... More
Center detail, Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisatt...
Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth, 28 3/4 x 24 in. (73 x 61 cm).
Center figure detail, Acala, the Buddhist Protector (cropped)
Acala, The Buddhist Protector. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, early Malla period. Distemper and gold on cloth, 32 x 26 1/2 in. (81.3 x 67.3 cm). Acala (literally, “immovable”) is a wrathful manifestation of Manjushr... More
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (cropped). Painting, 16th century.
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Painting, 16th century.
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Chakrasamvara Mandala - Public domain dedication image
Chakrasamvara Mandala. Thakuri–Early Malla periods, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. 26 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (67.3 x 50.2 cm). This ritual diagram (mandala) is conceived as the cosmic palace of the wrathful Chakrasamvara ... More
Embrace detail, Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (cropped)
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Figure detail, Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisatt...
Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth, 28 3/4 x 24 in. (73 x 61 cm).
Fire, facing right detail, Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (cropped)
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Fire, left facing detail, Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (cropped)
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript
Folio from a Buddhist Manuscript. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Karnata-Malla period. Distemper on palm leaf, 2 1/16 x 10 3/4 in. (5.3 x 27.3 cm). This seated, six-armed green goddess has one hand raised in abhaya... More
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, black
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Tibet. Distemper and gold on blue silk, Image: 29 x 20 1/2 in. (73.7 x 52.1 cm) Overall: 30 1/4 x 21 3/4 in. (76.8 x 55.2 cm). This black-ground painting is a visualization ima... More
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth, 64 x 53 in. (162.6 x 134.6 cm). Mahakala is one of the most popular guardians in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. Here he tramples a corpse whi... More
Mahasiddha with snake, skull cup seated on a Bengal Tiger circa 1350 A...
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and a... More
Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon
Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), early Malla period. Distemper on cloth, 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm). Français : Mandala de Chandra, dieu de la lune, vallée de Katmandou, Né... More
Mandala of Jnanadakini - A painting of a mandal with many different de...
The central six-armed goddess (devi), Jnanadakini, is surrounded by eight emanations—representations of the devi that correspond to the colors of the mandala’s four directional quadrants. Four additional prote... More
Mandala of the Forms of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wis...
Mandala of the Forms of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom, Tibet. At center sits Manjushri, the peaceful form of Manjuvajra, a bodhisattva who cuts through ignorance. He is golden, has three fa... More
Mandala of the Sun God Surya
Mandala of the Sun God Surya. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, early Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 32 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (82.9 × 54.6 cm). Français : Mandala de Surya, dieu soleil. Vallée de Katmandou, Népal. Détr... More
Manuscript Cover with Avalokiteshvara, back
Manuscript Cover with Avalokiteshvara (The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion), back. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley). Distemper on wood, 2 3/32 x 17 7/16 in. (5.3 x 44.3 cm).
Manuscript Cover with Avalokiteshvara, front
Manuscript Cover with Avalokiteshvara (The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion), front. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley). Distemper on wood, 2 3/32 x 17 7/16 in. (5.3 x 44.3 cm).
Offerings to the Goddess Palden Lhamo
Offerings to the Goddess Palden Lhamo, Tibet. Distemper on cloth, 67 x 44 1/8 in. (170.2 x 112 cm). Palden Lhamo is the principal protectress of Tibet and the only female of the Eight Guardians of the dharma. ... More
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Scenes, 1
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Scenes, 1. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley). Distemper on wood, 2 1/4 x 12 15/16 in. (5.7 x 32.9 cm).
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Scenes, 2
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Scenes, 2. Nepal (Kathmandu Valley). Distemper on wood, 2 1/4 x 12 15/16 in. (5.7 x 32.9 cm). At the far left, a bodhisattva adores Prajnaparamita, the Goddess of Transc... More
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Three Deities and Three Hierarchs, 1
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Three Deities and Three Hierarchs, 1. Tibet. Distemper and gold on wood, 4 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (10.5 x 35.9 cm). On the upper cover, Shadakshari Lokesvara is flanked by Maitreya to ... More
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Three Deities and Three Hierarchs, 2
Pair of Manuscript Covers with Three Deities and Three Hierarchs, 1. Tibet. Distemper and gold on wood, 4 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (10.5 x 35.9 cm). On the upper cover, Shadakshari Lokesvara is flanked by Maitreya to ... More
Portrait of Jnanatapa (cropped)
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and a... More
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and a... More
Portrait of Munchen Sangye Rinchen
Portrait of Munchen Sangye Rinchen, the Eighth Abbot of Ngor Monastery (1513–16), holds a book and sits on a lion throne under a lobed arch studded with lotus buds. Immediately above is the Buddha attaining en... More
Portrait of the Indian Monk Atisha
Portrait of the Indian Monk Atisha. Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth, Image: 19 1/2 x 13 15/16 in. (49.5 x 35.4 cm) Framed: 32 13/16 x 21 11/16 in. (83.3 x 55.1 cm). Atisha was the abbot of the great Vikrama... More
Snow Lion, left detail, Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis (croppe...
Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, Image: 31 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (79.4 x 67.9 cm). Framed: 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm). Buddha Shakyamuni holds a begging bowl and ... More
Snow Lion, Portrait of Jnanatapa, circa 1350 (cropped)
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and a... More
Snow Lion, right detail, Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis (cropp...
Buddha Shakyamuni as Lord of the Munis. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, Image: 31 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (79.4 x 67.9 cm). Framed: 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm). Buddha Shakyamuni holds a begging bowl and ... More
Snow Lions detail, year circa 1350, from Portrait of Jnanatapa surroun...
Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and a... More
Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshv...
Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth, 28 3/4 x 24 in. (73 x 61 cm).
Tibetan thangka from AD 1500, Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Central...
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth, 64 x 53 in. (162.6 x 134.6 cm). Mahakala is one of the most popular guardians in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. Here he tramples a corpse whi... More
Top detail, Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi (cropped)
Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period. Distemper on cotton, 28 x 24 in. (71.1 x 61 cm). The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, Vajravarahi, is a highly charged vis... More
Tsakalis, initiation card from Tibet, early 15th century, opaque water...
Tsakalis, initiation card, Tibet. Opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 14.5 cm).
Tsakalis, initiation card - Public domain dedication image
Tsakalis, initiation card, Tibet. Opaque watercolor on paper, 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 14.5 cm).
White Tara and Green Tara
White Tara and Green Tara. Western Tibet (Guge). Distemper on cloth, 20 1/4 x 20 in. (51.4 x 50.8 cm). In this unique arrangement of an extremely rare subject, two taras are seated on lotus thrones rising from... More
Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death
Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death. Tibet, Distemper on cloth, 72 3/8 x 46 5/8 in. (183.8 x 118.4 cm). Yamantaka is a violent aspect of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, who assumes this form to vanquish Yama, ... More
Yong Zin Khon Shogpel, Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary
Yong Zin Khon Shogpel, Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary. Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth, Image: 31 x 26 1/4 in. (78.7 x 66.7 cm) Mount: 49 1/2 x 28 in. (125.7 x 71.1 cm). This painting is one of two in the ... More
Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas 11th century. Metmuseum
Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas 11th century. Metmuseum MMA page
Detail, Tsakalis or Initiation Card, Maitreya, 13-14th century (croppe...
Initiation Card (Tsakalis), Maytreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum Public domain photograph of 14th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Embrace detail, Tsakalis or Initiation Card, Maitreya, 13-14th century...
Initiation Card (Tsakalis), Maytreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum Public domain photograph of 14th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Initiation Card (Tsakalis), Maitreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum
Initiation Card (Tsakalis), Maytreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum Public domain photograph of 14th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tsakalis or Initiation Card, Maitreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum (cro...
Initiation Card (Tsakalis), Maytreya. 13-14th century, Metmuseum Public domain photograph of 14th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yama tibet - 中國歷史圖片，維基媒體
Yama, mid-17th–early 18th century, Tibet 中文：閻魔, 17世紀中葉至18世紀, 西藏