Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) Tibetan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 253

This image belongs to a small group of sculptures and paintings believed to have been made by Chosying Dorje (1604–1674), the Tenth Karmapa and spiritual head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is in the Kashmiri style, reflecting interregional influences at work across Tibet.

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet

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Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Attributed to Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604–1674), Ivory, Tibet

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