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  • The medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru) and Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru) and Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru) and Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Footprints of the Buddha or of a Lama (?). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Footprints of the Buddha or of a Lama (?). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Footprints of the Buddha or of a Lama (?). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The birth of the Buddha (?): Queen Maya holds on to the branch of a tree while giving birth to the Buddha, who is received by god Indra as other gods look on. Gouache painting by an Sri Lankan artist.
  • Statue of Buddha in the main hall of Yongquan Monastery, Fuzhou, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Statue of Buddha in the main hall of Yongquan Monastery, Fuzhou, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
  • Agnes Deans Cameron, the explorer, posing with Asian and African artefacts, including a Buddha. Photograph, ca. 1911.
  • The Buddha Aksobhya surrounded by six hundred and ten replicas of himself. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Kamakura, Japan: large statue of "Daibootz" or the "Great Buddha", in wooded country. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the verandah outside the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra K̄æo). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the verandah outside the Chapel of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra K̄æo). Photograph by John Thomson, 1865/1866.
  • Illustrated Sinhalese covers (inside) showing the events between the Bodhisatta's renunciation and the request by Brahna Sahampati that he teach the Docrine after he becomes a Buddha. The First Discourse of the Buddha, namely the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is commonly known as the Great Discourse on the Wheel of Dhamma
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock, reading. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • Dalai Lama (?) sitting on a lotus with the Buddha just above him and ten other Buddhist figures surrounding him. Lithograph.
  • Buddha, resisting the demons of Mara, who are attempting to prevent him from attaining enlightenment, as angels watch from above. Lithograph.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), with very long eyebrows, seated on a rock. Woodcut in manner of ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock, holding prayer beads. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock holding a fan. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated on a rock holding a staff. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: carved furniture and other decorative items, including a statue of the Buddha, from Ceylon. Photograph, 1904.
  • Handaka Sonja, a Lohan (disciple of Buddha), shown with his attribute, the dragon. Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • A Lohan (disciple of Buddha), seated in a rocky alcove, his eyes closed in meditation (?). Woodcut in the manner of an ink stone rubbing, China, 18--?.
  • King Mongkut of Siam [Thailand] arriving at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) for the ceremony of the Lenten Robes. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
  • King Mongkut of Siam [Thailand] arriving at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) for the ceremony of the Lenten Robes. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.