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Works of Art (30)
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)  
 
Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Tikshna-Manjushri), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424), China, Gilt brass (2001.59)  
 
Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas, 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth (1989.284)  
 
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)  
 
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)  
 
Helmet, 15th–17th century, Mongolian, Iron and gold (1999.120)  
 
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)  
 
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)  
 
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) 
 
Pensive Bodhisattva, Three Kingdoms period, mid-7th century, Korea, Gilt bronze (2003.222) 
 
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)  
 
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 four-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, ca. 9th century; Peninsular or Shrivijaya style, Thailand, Bronze (1982.64)  
 
Standing Vajrapani, Licchavi period, 6th–7th century, Nepal, Copper alloy (L.1993.51.5) 
 
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)  
 
Yamantaka Mandala with imperial portraits, Yuan dynasty, 1330–1332, China, Silk tapestry (kesi) (1992.54)  
 
Thematic Essays (8)