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Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010

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Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010

Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010

Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010

Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010

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Photography by Gavin Ashworth Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2013.

Buddha Shakyamuni

14th century

Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2010.

Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni

11th century

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Kenro Izu

2000

Photography by Bruce M. White Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2010.

Buddha Shakyamuni

13th-14th century

Photography by Bruce M. White Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2010.

Stories of the Previous Lives of the Buddha (Jataka)

Late 17th-18th century

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2012.

Arhat Bakula
Arhat Bakula

late 19th or 20th century

Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2009

Page from a Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript

ca. 13th-14th century

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2006.66.669

Page of the Perfection of Wisdom (Prajnaparamita) Sutra Manuscript

ca. 13th-14th century

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2017

Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava

18th century

Life Story of Tsongkapa (1357-1419); Tibet; 18th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Hi…

Life Story of Tsongkapa (1357-1419)

18th century

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Snake Goddess Manasa

12th century

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Medicine Buddha Abhijnaraja

14th century