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
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).
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).
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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