Central Figure Any Central FigureAchala (Buddhist Deity)Agni (Indian God of Fire)Akshobhya BuddhaAmitabha BuddhaAmitayus BuddhaAmoghasiddhi BuddhaAmritakundali (Buddhist Deity)Amulets (Togchag)ArchitectureArhat (Buddhist Elder)AvalokiteshvaraBegtse Chen (Buddhist Protector)Bhairava (Shiva - Indian God)Bhurkumkuta (Buddhist Deity)BodhisattvaBook CoverBuddhaBuddhakapala (Buddhist Deity)Carved Wood BlocksChakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity)Chamden (Bon Deity)Chandika (Indian Goddess)Chandra (Moon God)ChartChegyal Pati (Dulwa Shen Drug)Chemchog (Eight Pronouncements)Chime Tsugpu (Bon Deity)Chitipati (protector)Chorten (Bon)DeityDipamkara BuddhaDirection Guardian (Buddist Deity)Donor FigureDukhor (Bon Deity)Durga (Hindu Deity)Dvajagrakeyura (Buddhist Deity)Eight Pronouncement DeitiesEkajati (Buddhist Deity)Five Foremost DeitiesGajalakshmi (Hindu Deity)Ganapati (Indian God & Buddhist Deity)GarudaGrahamatrika (Buddhist Deity)Guan YuGuhyasamaja (Buddhist Deity)Hayagriva (Buddhist Deity)Hayagriva (Eight Pronouncements)Hevajra (Buddhist Deity)Heruka (Nyingma)Humkara (Buddhist Deity)Indian Adept (siddha)Indian TeacherIndra (Indian God)Initiation CardsInscriptionsJambhala (Buddhist Deity)Jigten Choto (Eight Pronouncements)Jnana Dakini (Buddhist Deity)Kalachakra (Buddhist Deity)Kali (Indian Goddess)Khandroma (Bon Deity)Khyung (Bon Deity)KingKirtimukhaKrishna (Vishnu - Indian God)Kshetrapala (Buddhist Protector)Kunrig (Bon Deity)Kuntu Zangpo (Bon Deity)Kunying (Bon Deity)Kunzang Akor (Bon Deity)Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa (Bon Deity)Kunzang Gyalwa Gyatso (Bon Deity)Kurukulla (Buddhist Deity)Lakshmi (Indian Goddess)Lhago Topa (Bon Deity)LocationMagyu Sangchog TartugMahabala (Buddhist Deity)Mahakala (Buddhist Protector)Mahamaya (Buddhist Deity)Mahottara Heruka (Buddhist Deity)MaitreyaMamo Botong (Eight Pronouncements)Mopa Dranag (Eight Pronouncements)MandalaManjushriManuscript PagesMarichi (Buddhist Deity)MaskMawai Sengge (Bon Deity)MedicalMedicine BuddhaMenlha (Bon Deity)Meri, Zhangzhung (Bon Deity)Micho Demdrug (Dulwa Shen Drug)MiscellaneousMonlam Taye (Bon Deity)Naga KingNaga SculptureNagaraja BuddhaNagaraksha (Buddhist Deity)Nairatmya (Buddhist Deity)Nampar Gyalwa (Bon Deity)Offering GoddessOlmo Lungring (Bon Pureland)PadmasambhavaPancha Raksha (Buddhist Deity)Parnashavari (Buddhist Deity)Parvati (Indian Goddess)Peaceful Deity (Bon)Peaceful/WrathfulPeaceful & Wrathful DeitiesPetroglyphPowari (Bon Deity)Prajnaparamita (Buddhist Deity)Pratisara (Buddhist Deity)Prayer Flag Purba Drugse Chempa (Bon Deity)PurushaRahula (Buddhist Protector)RatnasambhavaRebirth GameRefuge Field (Buddhist)Refuge Field (Bon)Ritual ObjectSage of Long-LifeSamantabhadra (bodhisattva)Samantabhadra BuddhaSamputa (Eight Pronouncements)Sangpo Bumtri (Bon Deity)Sangwa Dupa (Dulwa Shen Drug)Sangwa Ngangring (Dulwa Shen Drug)Sarasvati (Indian Goddess & Buddhist Deity)Satrig Ersang (Bon Deity)Shakya SimhaShakyamuni BuddhaShambhala (Buddhist Pureland)Shenlha Okar (Bon Deity)Sherab Chamma (Bon Deity)Shiva (Indian God)Shri Devi (Buddhist Protector)Shri Heruka (Eight Pronouncements)Siddha Lakshmi (Indian Goddess)Simhamukha (Buddhist Deity)Sipai Gyalmo (Bon Protector)Sitatapatra (Buddhist Deity)StupaSurya (Sun God)Tagla Membar (Bon Deity)Takkiraja (Buddhist Deity)Tapihritsa (Bon Deity)Tara (Buddhist Deity)Teacher (Lama)Tisang Rangshi (Dulwa Shen Drug)Tonpa ShenrabTrowo Tsochog Kagying (Bon Deity)Trowoi Namjom (Bon Deity)Ushnishavijaya (Buddhist Deity)Ushnishajvala (Buddhist Deity)Vairochana BuddhaVaishravana (Buddhist Protector)Vajramrita (Buddhist Deity)Vajramrita (Eight Pronouncements)Vajrabhairava (Buddhist Deity)Vajradaka (Buddhist Deity)Vajradhara BuddhaVajrakila (Eight Pronouncements)VajrapaniVajrasattva (Buddhist Deity)Vajravega (Buddhist Protector)Vajravidarana (Buddhist Deity)Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)Vasudhara (Buddhist Deity)Vighnantaka (Buddhist Deity)Vishnu (Indian God)Walchen Gekho (Bon Deity)Walse Ngampa (Bon Deity) Wheel of LifeWorldly Protector (Buddhist)Worldly Protector (Bon)Wrathful Deity (Bon)YakshiYama: Lord of HellYama Dharmaraja (Buddhist Protector)Yamari, Manjushri (Eight Pronouncements)Yamari, Krishna (Buddhist Deity)Yamari, Rakta (Buddhist Deity)Yeshe Walmo (Bon Deity)Yeshen Tsugpu (Dulwa Shen Drug)Yogambara (Buddhist Deity)Yungdrung Longgye Kyil Kor (Bon) Any Central Figure
Geographic Region Any Geographic Region Tibet Central Tibet Eastern Tibet Western Tibet Nepal China Central Asia Ladakh Bhutan Mongolia Inner Mongolia Buryatia Naxi India Northern India Kunawar, Northern India Ladakh, Northern India Spiti, Northern India Zangskar, Northern India Pakistan Swat Valley (Pakistan) Afghanistan Bamiyan (Afghanistan) Gandhara (ancient) Himalayan Region Other
Date Any Date 100 - 1 BC 0 - 99 AD 100 - 199 200 - 299 300 - 399 400 - 499 500 - 599 600 - 699 700 - 799 800 - 899 900 - 999 1000 - 1099 1100 - 1199 1200 - 1299 1300 - 1399 1400 - 1499 1500 - 1599 1600 - 1699 1700 - 1799 1800 - 1899 1900 - 1959 1960 -
Religion or Lineage Affiliation Any Religion or Lineage Affiliation Nyingma Kadam Sakya Ngor (Sakya) Jonang (Sakya) Shangpa Kagyu Shiche/Chöd Kagyu Karma (Kagyu) Taklung (Kagyu) Drigung (Kagyu) Drukpa (Kagyu) Drukpa (Kagyu, Bhutan) Gelug Hindu Bon Buddhist Uncertain
Collection Any Collection Alan Robert Naftalis American Museum of Natural History Ariana Maki Photographic Archive The Art Institute of Chicago Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology Asia Society Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Bachmann and Eckenstein John Vincent Bellezza - photographs Rainy Jin & Johnny Bai The British Museum The Brooklyn Museum of Art The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Buryat Historical Museum The Capital Museum, Beijing, China Carolyn and Wesley Halpert The Cleveland Museum of Art Crow Collection of Asian Art Dallas Museum of Art Dege Gonchen Denver Art Museum Dr. David Nalin Erie Art Museum Field Museum of Natural History Francoise Pommaret - photographs Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Barbara and Walter Frey Garuda Virtual Museum Guimet Musee National Hahn Cultural Foundation The Huntington Archive at The Ohio State University Inga Pan Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art Jane Werner-Aye John and Berthe Ford Katimari Collection Kham Aid Foundation - photographs Kronos Collection Mark Levy & Chog Dorje Mischa E. Jucker Mountain Sanctuary Arnold Lieberman Ligmincha Institute - photographs Los Angeles County Museum of Art Lostand Foundation Lowe Art Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Moke Mokotoff Musees royaux d'Art et d'Histoire (Brussels) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum der Kulturen, Basel N. Ronge National Gallery in Prague National Museum of India, New Delhi Navin Kumar The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Newark Museum Nicholas Roerich Museum Norbulingka Institute The Norton Simon Museum Nyingjei Lam Pace Primitive Pacific Asia Museum Patan Museum Philadelphia Museum of Art Phoenix Art Museum Private Publication: A Tale of Thangkas Publication: Art of the Himalayas Publication: Eternal Presence Publication: Nyingma Icons Publication: Nor Publication: Pearls of the Orient Publication: Tantric Buddhist Art Publication: Three Hundred Icons Publication: Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist Painted Scrolls Publication: Tibetan Paintings Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection Publication: Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet Publication: Wisdom Publications, Calender Rob Linrothe - photographs Robert and Lois Baylis Anna Maria Rossi & Fabio Rossi Royal Ontario Museum Rubin Museum of Art San Diego Museum of Art Santa Barbara Museum of Art Sarah Richardson Photographic Archive Shechen Archives - photographs Shelley & Donald Rubin Sichuan University Museum SRG Archives Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art John & Karina Stewart Tibet House, New York Tibet House Museum, New Delhi Tibetan Painted Scrolls Tom Laird - photographs Tsering Art School The University of Arizona Museum of Art U. of Michigan Museum of Anthropology Uranchimeg Tsultem Photographic Archive Victoria and Albert Museum Volker Thewalt - photographs Yale University Art Gallery Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Yonghegong Palace Monastery Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
