Cosmic Buddhas

Living Buddhas preside over the four directions, residing in celestial Pure Lands where a worshipper could hope to be reborn. These Buddhas and their many emanations personify ideals like compassion, abundance, health, and protection. Explore how artworks were used to access these enlightened figures. Key are their emanations such as the compassionate popular goddess Tara or the powerful tantric deity Hevajra who help to provide Buddhist devotees a clear path to enlightenment. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cosmic Buddhas in the Himalayas.