EditorialSingapore: Bodhisattva (believed to depict Siddhartha Gautama before he relinquished his royal riches), Gandhara, 3rd / 4th century (material, schist), Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place Building
EditorialBodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin adorned with jewels). Ming Dynasty. 15th-16th centuries. Red stone. From China. Liebieghaus Museum. Frankfurt. Germany.
EditorialStanding Bodhisattva. Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). It comes from the Shanxi Province (China). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
EditorialBust of a bodhisattva. 2nd-4th century. Gray schist. Kushan Empire. Gandhara Region (Pakistan). Dallas Museum of Art. State of Texas. United States.
EditorialSix-Armed Mahakala, early 18th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, 83 3/ 8 x 57 3/4 in. (211.8 x 146.7 cm), Paintings, The ferocious aspect of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Mahakala is shown in a flaming aureole, his six hands holding his horrific r...
EditorialThe Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease, part of a collection of Khmer art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, on July 27, 2022. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
EditorialYoung Woman Seated on a White Elephant (parody of the Bodhisattva Fugen). Suzuki Harunobu ?? ??; Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770. Date: 1762-1770. Dimensions: 28.4 x 21.3 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialPillar Support of an Addorsed Female Bodhisattva and an Offering Goddess. Tibet; Densatil. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: 26 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm (10 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Gilt bronze with gemstones. Origin: Tibet.
EditorialBuffalo-Headed Vajrabhairava, a Wrathful form of Bodhisattva Manjushri. Southern Tibet. Date: 1401-1500. Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 4.6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.). Bronze. Origin: Southern Tibet.