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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
November 16, 2016

The Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, is one of the most popular deities in Nepal, where 108 forms of him are known. In his simplest form, extending his right hand in the gesture of giving and [...]

Bodhisattva Suryabaskara
March 2, 2016

Suyabaskara, Bodhisattva is white in color and peaceful in appearance, with one face and two hands, the dark hair is piled on the [...]

Bodhisattva Maitreya
January 20, 2016

This painting is an unusual pastiche of Tibetan and Chinese imagery and painting techniques. The central figure, the bodhisattva and [...]

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
January 13, 2016

This depiction of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, does not follow the usual Indo-Tibetan textual descriptions of [...]

Bodhisattva
January 6, 2016

Despite the severe damage inflicted to this representation of a bodhisattva during China’s Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), including [...]

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