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Works of Art (78)
Amitabha Triad, Koryô dynasty, ca. 13th century, Unidentified artist, Korea, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (30.76.298)  
 
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion Seated in Royal Ease, Angkor period, Khmer style of Banteay Srei, fourth quarter of 10th–first quarter of 11th century, Cambodia or Thailand, Bronze with silver inlay (1992.336)  
 
Birth of the Buddha, Kushan period, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, probably Takht-i-Bahi), Stone (1987.417.1)  
 
Black Thanka with Goddess Lha Mo, late 16th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth (1983.510.1)  
 
Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Tikshna-Manjushri), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424), China, Gilt brass (2001.59)  
 
Bookcover with scenes from the life of the Buddha, ca. first half of 10th century India or Nepal Ink and color on wood, with metal insets (1979.511)  
 
Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas, 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth (1989.284)  
 
Buddha sheltered by a naga, Angkor period, 12th century, Cambodia, Bronze (1987.424.19ab)  
 
Buddha's Descent from the Trayastrimsha Heaven, Ikshvaku period, second half of 3rd century, India, Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda, Limestone (28.31)  
 
Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. 3rd century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Gray schist (1980.527.4)  
 
Buddha, probably Vairochana (Piluzhena), Liao dynasty, early 11th century, China, Gilt bronze (2006.284)  
 
Buddha, Gupta period, second half of 6th century, India (probably Bihar), Bronze (69.222)  
 
Buddhist Guardian Mahabala, Eastern Javanese period, 11th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze (1995.570.4)  
 
Buddhist Guardian: Chandamaharoshana, 15th century, Nepal, Distemper and gold on cloth (1994.452)  
 
Buddhist Sage, dated 1928, Wang Zhen (Chinese), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper (1986.267.156) 
 
Bust of Hevajra, Angkor period, Khmer style of the Bayon, late 12th–early 13th century, Cambodia, Stone (36.96.4)  
 
Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan), Kamakura period, 14th century, Unidentified artist, Kyoto, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, gold, and color on silk (12.134.10)  
 
Fasting Siddhartha, Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist (1987.218.5) 
 
Fierce Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom, 10th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy with color and gold paint (1982.220.13)  
 
Four deities from a Vajradhatu (Diamond World) Mandala, Eastern Javanese period, fourth quarter of 10th–first half of 11th century, Indonesia (Java, Nganjuk), Bronze (1987.142.5, 7-9)  
 
Four-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, ca. second quarter of 8th century, Prakhon Chai, Buriram Province, Thailand, Bronze with silver and black glass or obsidian inlay in eyes (67.234)  
 
Funerary urn (hunping), Western Jin dynasty, ca. 250–300, China, Earthenware with green glaze (1992.165.21)  
 
Head of a Buddha, second half of 6th century, Angkor Borei, Cambodia, Stone (2005.512)  
 
Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period, Japanese, Lacquered iron (36.25.81)  
 
Helmet, 1350–1450, Mongolian or Chinese, Iron and gold (2005.270)  
 
Helmet, 15th–17th century, Mongolian, Iron and gold (1999.120)  
 
Helmet, probably mid- to late 17th century, Chinese, Iron, gold, silver, and textile (1997.18)  
 
Illuminated pages from a dispersed Dharani manuscript, 14th–15th century, Tibet (Zhalu monastery), Inks and color on paper (1986.509.1a,b) 
 
Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra, Koryô dynasty, ca. 1340, Unidentified artist, Koreang book, gold and silver on indigo-dyed mulberry paper (1994.207) 
 
Kshitigarbha (Chijang), Koryô dynasty, Unidentified artist, Korea, Hanging scroll; gold and color on silk (29.160.32)  
 
Kumano shrine mandala, Nanbokucho period (1336–92), Japan, Hanging scroll: ink, color, and gold on silk (2006.521)  
 
Lotus Sutra, Heian period, 12th century, Japan, Gold on indigo-dyed paper (65.216.1)  
 
Lunette with Buddha surrounded by adorants, 5th–6th century, Hadda, Afghanistan, Stucco (2005.314)  
 
Maitreya altarpiece, 5th year of the Zhengguang era, dated 524; Northern Wei dynasty, Hebei Province, China, Gilt bronze (38.158.1a-n)  
 
Mandala of Chandra (God of the Moon), late 14th–early 15th century, Nepal, Distemper on cloth (1981.465) 
 
Mandala of Jnanadakini ,late 14th century, Tibet (a Sakya monastery), Distemper on cloth (1987.16) 
 
Manjuvajra Mandala, Pala period (ca. 700–1200), 11th century, Bangladesh or India (West Bengal), Black stone (57.51.6)  
 
Pair of manuscript covers with Buddhist deities, late 11th century, Nepal, Distemper on wood (1976.192.1-2) 
 
Panel from a Buddhist ritual crown, late 13th–early 14th century, Tibet, Distemper on wood (1997.152)  
 
Panjara Mahakala, late 14th–early 15th century, Tibet, Steatite with color and gilding (L.1994.6.5)  
 
Pensive Bodhisattva, Three Kingdoms period, mid-7th century, Korea, Gilt bronze (2003.222) 
 
Plaque with scenes from the life of the Buddha, Pala or Pagan period, 12th century, India or Burma. Mudstone (1982.233) 
 
Reliquary (?) with scenes from the life of the Buddha, ca. 10th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) or Pakistan, Bone with traces of color and gold paint (1985.392.1)  
 
Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Anuradhapura period, ca. late 7th–first half of 8th century, Sri Lanka, Bronze (1987.142.65)  
 
Seated bodhisattva, Yuan dynasty, late 13th–early 14th century; Qingbai ware, China, Probably from kilns in the vicinity of Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, Porcelain with relief decoration under bluish white glaze (51.166)  
 
Seated Buddha Akshobhya (?), the Imperturbable Buddha of the East, 9th–10th century, Tibet, Gilt copper (1995.106)  
 
Seated Buddha Amoghasiddhi, the Transcendent Buddha of the North, late 10th–early 11th century, India (Himachal Pradesh, ancient kingdoms of Tibet), Silver and bronze with copper inlay and traces of gold foil (1984.211)  
 
Seated Buddha, 15th century; Sukhothai style, Thailand, Bronze (2002.131)  
 
Seated Buddha, 8th–early 9th century, Burma; Pyu kingdom, Bronze (2006.53) 
 
Seated Buddha, Tang dynasty (618–907), ca. 650, China, Dry lacquer with traces of gilt and polychrome pigments (19.186)  
 
Seated Buddha, Tang dynasty, early 8th century, China, Gilt bronze (43.24.3) 
 
Seated Crowned and jeweled Buddha, Pala period, late 10th century; Kurkihar style, Bihar, India, Bronze with silver, lapis lazuli, and rock-crystal inlays (1993.311 ab)  
 
Seated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia, Java, Bronze (1987.142.23)  
 
Shadakshari Lokeshvara with Deities and Monks, late 15th century, Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth (1985.390.3)  
 
Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 9th–10th century, Nepal, Copper alloy with gilding and color (1982.220.12)  
 
Standing Bodhisattva Padmapani, 11th–12th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones (1982.220.2)  
 
Standing bodhisattva, 8th–9th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy (1981.59)  
 
Standing Buddha, probably Shakyamuni, 5th–6th century, Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, India, Bronze (1998.414)  
 
Standing Buddha, 8th–9th century; Mon style, Thailand, Bronze with high tin content, or silver alloy (1993.387.6)  
 
Standing Buddha, ca. 6th century, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, Bronze (1981.188ab)  
 
Standing Buddha, Gupta period, 5th century, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mottled red sandstone (1979.6)  
 
Standing Buddha, Northern Wei dynasty, mid-5th century, China, Gilt bronze (26.123)  
 
Standing Buddha, Pagan period, 12th–13th century, Burma, Bronze with silver inlay (1993.235.1)  
 
Standing Buddha, Polonnaruva period, 11th–12th century, Sri Lanka, Gilt bronze (1993.387.8)  
 
Standing Buddha, Unified Silla dynasty, 8th century, Korea, Gilt bronze (12.37.136) 
 
Standing Tara, 14th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy with color, inlaid with semiprecious stones (66.179)  
 
Standing Vajrapani, Licchavi period, 6th–7th century, Nepal, Copper alloy (L.1993.51.5) 
 
The Death of the Buddha, Kushan period, 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Gray schist (L.1993.69.4) 
 
The Dream of Queen Maya, Kushan period, 1st century A.D., Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, probably Takht-i-Bahi), Schist (1976.402)  
 
The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha, Ikshvaku period, ca. first half of 3rd century, India (Andra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda), Limestone (28.105 
 
Torso of a standing bodhisattva, Kushan period, ca. late 1st–2nd century, Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, Schist (1995.419)  
 
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, Koryô dynasty, early 14th century, Unidentified artist, Korea, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (14.76.6)  
 
Welcoming Descent of Amida and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, Nanbokucho period, late 14th century, Unidentified artist, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk (42.25.37)  
 
Wisdom King Fudo (Fudo Myo-o), Heian period, 12th century, Kyoto, Japan, Joined-woodblock construction with pigments (1975.268.163)  
 
Yama, mid-17th–early 18th century, Tibet, Ink, distemper, and gold on cloth (69.71)  
 
Yamantaka Mandala with imperial portraits, Yuan dynasty, 1330–1332, China, Silk tapestry (kesi) (1992.54)  
 
Yong Zin Khon Shogpel: Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastery (Sakya Sect), 16th century, Tibet, Distemper and gold on cloth (1971.189)  
 
Zao Gongen, Heian period, 11th–?12th century, Japan, Gilt bronze (1975.268.155) 
 
Thematic Essays (13)