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Exhibition

Bodhisattvas of Wisdom, Compassion, and Power

Overview Exhibition Objects

The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Youth, Copper alloy, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Youth
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
10th century

The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Ferocious Destroyer of Ignorance, Gilt-copper alloy with color and gold paint, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Ferocious Destroyer of Ignorance
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
10th century

Achala with His Consort Vishvavajri, Distemper on cloth, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Achala with His Consort Vishvavajri
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
1525–50

Mandala of Manjuvajra, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, Distemper on cloth, Tibet — Mandala of Manjuvajra, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri
Tibet
late 14th century

The Deity Vajrabhairava, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, Embroidery in silk, metallic thread, and horsehair on silk satin, China — The Deity Vajrabhairava, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri
China
early 15th century

Manuscript Cover with the Bodhisattva Manjushri Flanked by Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara, Wood with traces of gilding and distemper on inner surface, Tibet — Manuscript Cover with the Bodhisattva Manjushri Flanked by Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara
Tibet
ca. 14th century

Manuscript Cover Interior with Mahasiddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Protectors, Distemper and gold on wood, Tibet — Manuscript Cover Interior with Mahasiddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Protectors
Tibet
ca. late 14th century

Pair of Manuscript Covers, Each with Five Deities, Distemper and gilt on wood, Tibet — Pair of Manuscript Covers, Each with Five Deities
Tibet
ca. late 11th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
, Mahavihara Master, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh — The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript, Mahavihara Master, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh — The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, Mahavihara Master, Ofpaque watercolor, black carbon-based ink, and mineral- and vegetable-based pigments on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh — Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, Mahavihara Master, Opaque watercolor, black carbon-based ink, and mineral- and vegetable-based pigments on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh — Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnapramita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal — The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnapramita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal — Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

The Wrathful Protector Mahakala: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom), Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal — The Wrathful Protector Mahakala: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

The Wrathful Protector Mahakala in a Six-Armed Form: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom), Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal — The Wrathful Protector Mahakala in a Six-Armed Form: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)
India, Bihar or West Bengal
12th century

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer, Bronze with later turquoise inlay, Tibet — The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Padmapani, the Lotus Bearer
Tibet
12th century

Mandala of Vajradhara, Manjushri and Sadakshari -Lokeshvara, Unidentified artist , 15th century, Tangka; ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cotton cloth, China — Mandala of Vajradhara, Manjushri and Sadakshari -Lokeshvara
Unidentified artist
dated 1479

Avalokiteshvara in a Multiarmed Tantric Form, Gilt arsenical bronze, China, Yunnan Province — Avalokiteshvara in a Multiarmed Tantric Form
China, Yunnan Province
11th–12th century

The Wrathful Protector Mahakala, Tantric Protective Form of Avalokiteshvara, Distemper on cloth, Tibet — The Wrathful Protector Mahakala, Tantric Protective Form of Avalokiteshvara
Tibet
early 18th century

Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon, Schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) — Vajrapani Attends the Buddha at His First Sermon
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
ca. 2nd century

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, Copper alloy with silver inlay, Nepal — The Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Nepal
ca. 7th century

Armlet for an Image with Crossed Vajras, Mercury, gilt silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, lapis lazuli, coral, shell, and turquoise, Nepal — Armlet for an Image with Crossed Vajras
Nepal
17th–19th century

Vajra, Bronze, Indonesia, Java — Vajra
Indonesia, Java
ca. 10th century

Vajra, Bronze, Vietnam — Vajra
Vietnam
12th century

Vajra with Angry Heads and Makara Prongs, Gilt bronze, China — Vajra with Angry Heads and Makara Prongs
China

The Bodhisattva Vajrasattva, Brass with silver inlay, India, Kashmir — The Bodhisattva Vajrasattva
India, Kashmir
8th century

Esoteric Personification of the Vajra, Copper with traces of gilding, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley — Esoteric Personification of the Vajra
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
15th century

The Primordial Buddha Vajradhara, Gilt copper alloy with inlaid silver filaments, turquoise, and semiprecious stones, Tibet — The Primordial Buddha Vajradhara
Tibet
15th century