Two elders: Nāgasena (Tibetan kLu'i-sde) (above) and Panthaka (Tibetan Lam-bstan) (below). 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.

Attributes of Yama in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Amitayus with ninety-six replicas of himself. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

The life of the Buddha Śākyamuni. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Daniel Pender Davidson. Photograph.

Circle (Mandala). Watercolour by a Tibetan painter.

The medicine Buddha (Bhaiṣajyaguru) and Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Bloodletting points and moxa points. Ink drawing, Tibet.

Two Buddhist elders: sBed-byed (Gopaka), holding a book (above); Mi-phyed (Abheda), holding a reliquary (below). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Tibetan paper charm consisting of five figures. Watercolour, Tibet.

Yama, Buddhist god of death, with the head of a buffalo bedecked with skulls and flames, stands on a bull crushing a man lying on his back. Distemper painting.

Tibetan fortune telling card. Watercolour, Tibet.

Dpal-Idan Lha-mo (Magzor Palden Lhamo, or Shri Devi), a Tibetan demon goddess riding on a mule. Distemper painting.

dPal-Idan Lha-mo (Magzor Palden Lhamo), a Tibetan demon goddess riding on a mule. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara surrounded by other Buddhist deities. Distemper painting.

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