EditorialIlluminated Page from a Buddhist Manuscript with the Buddha in Teaching (Dharmachakra) Mudra. Western Tibet, Guge. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 20 x 67 cm (7 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.). Ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Western Tibet.
EditorialThe Wheel of Law (Dharmachakra), from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali). Tibet. Date: 1299-1499. Dimensions: 16 x 14.5 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.). Ink and watercolor on paper. Origin: Tibet.
EditorialIlluminated Page from a Buddhist Manuscript with the Buddha in Teaching (Dharmachakra) Mudra. Western Tibet, Guge. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 20 x 67 cm (7 7/8 x 26 3/8 in.). Ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Western Tibet.
EditorialThe Wheel of Law (Dharmachakra), from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali). Tibet. Date: 1299-1499. Dimensions: 16 x 14.5 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.). Ink and watercolor on paper. Origin: Tibet.
EditorialLimestone panel depicting the Buddhapada, from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, 1st BCE. At the centre of each foot is a finely spoked dharmachakra, the Wheel of Law set in motion when the Buddha gave his first sermon. On the heels are triratnas flanked b...
EditorialPortrait of a Lama, Possibly Dromton, last quarter of the 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, This enthroned lama, in a gold decorated robe, sits in a yogic posture, holding his hands in dh...
EditorialBuddhist Attendant, Possibly a Dakini, late 18th century, Eastern Tibet, Color on paper, Image: 50 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. (127.6 x 84.5 cm), Paintings, This dancing goddess, perhaps intended to represent a perfected female being (dakini), honors the Buddhist...
EditorialLimestone panel depicting the Buddhapada, from the Great Stupa at Amaravati, 1st BCE. At the centre of each foot is a finely spoked dharmachakra, the Wheel of Law set in motion when the Buddha gave his first sermon. On the heels are triratnas flanked b...