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The Densatil Sculpture Page has been updated with additional images and links.

A Sculpture Sets Main Page has been added with a short list of easily recognized sculpture sets. More sets will be added as they are identified.

The Four Guardian Kings, as a sculpture or painting set, would belong to the larger commission of Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats or an even larger set such as the Fifty-one Deity Mandala of Medicine Buddha. It is unlikely that the Four Kings would ever be created by themselves, alone, without a greater context.

The three images in this gallery belong to a Chakrasamvara Lineage. It is believed that most of the sculpture still resides at Ngor Monastery with a few of the pieces missing.

A set of early Kagyu teachers, Marpa and Milarepa, in red sandalwood have been reunited. It is not known how many pieces are in the complete set.

These two sculpture of Vajradhara and Nairatmya most likely belong to a much larger set of images depicting the Sakya Lamdre (margapala) Lineage of teachers.

These three Vajradhara Sculpture appear to have been made in the same Tibetan workshop at approximately the same time. The style of the sculpture in general follows that of Tsang Province where incising is popular and gilding less common. Note the similarities in the shape and structure of the faces, ornamentation, and double lotus base.

It is also possible that these three Vajradharas are the first figures in sets of the Sakya Margapala (Lamdre) Lineage.

A gallery for the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas has been added to the Masterworks Page.

A gallery for the red Lokeshvara with four arms, Jinasagara, has been added to the Masterworks Page.

A gallery for the vajra holder, god of thunder and storms, Indra (Shakra) has been added to the Masterworks Page.

A gallery for the Chinese God Guan Yu has been added to the Masterworks Page.

A gallery for the Five Personal Gods (Five Gods of the Head) has been added to the Masterworks Page.

A gallery for Krodha Kali Masterworks has been added.

The 'Revealed Treasure' cycle of Simhamukha according to the system of Dudul Dorje has been added to the Simhamukha Main Page.

A Chakrasamvara Sculpture Masterworks Page has been added.

The Chakrasamvara Painting Masterworks Page has been updated with addition images.

A gallery for Chakrasamvara in a Densatil Style has been added.

Images of Surgical Instruments have been added. Five of the images are paintings from the various Blue Beryl sets.

A Glossary of Tibetan Medicine has been added. It also contains many Tantric Buddhist references, deities and links.

Five Paintings of almost identical White Tara compositions. It was a popular theme for Situ Panchen to use White Tara when depicting the protection from the eight fears. Typically Green Tara or Lokeshvara are used as the central figure for depicting the eight fears..