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Indian mystic Padmasambhava, known as Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan, who is reputed to have introduced Tantric Buddhism to the country in the 8th century. Clay, H: 52 cm
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Indian mystic Padmasambhava, known as Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan, who is reputed t...

Altar in a Buddhist temple, from Bhutan.
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Altar in a Buddhist temple, from Bhutan.

Polychrome wooden reliquary from Soubashi, China. Collection Pelliot
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Polychrome wooden reliquary from Soubashi, China....

Boddhisatva. Terracotta head (7th CE) from Toumchouk, Sinkiang, China. Collection Pelliot
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Boddhisatva. Terracotta head (7th CE)...

The Boddhisatva as Kuan-Yin. Terracotta figure. Northern Sung Dynasty (960-1127 CE).
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The Boddhisatva as Kuan-Yin. Terracotta figure....

Boddhisatva Kuan-Yin (Avalokitesvara). Porcelain Ch'ing Pai ware with blue glaze. Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 BCE), excavated in 1955 at the west end of the Ting-Fu thoroughfare, western sector of Beijing, China. Height: 67 cm
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Boddhisatva Kuan-Yin (Avalokitesvara). Porcelain Ch'ing Pai ware with blu...

Mendicant friar. 9th century. Ink, gold and colors on silk. From Gansu province, Dunhuang, Grotte Magao (China).
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Mendicant friar. 9th century. Ink, gold and colors on silk. From Gansu provi...

The predication of Buddha. Mural painting (early 7th CE). from Qyzyl, Sinkiang, China.
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The predication of Buddha. Mural painting (early 7t...

The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. A circular building 30 m in diameter on a three-tiered platform, the Temple "of the prayer for good harvest" was used by the Chinese Emperors for an annual prayer to an ancient earth goddess. See 05-01-02/18-21
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The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. A circular building 30 m in diameter on a...

The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. A circular building 30 m in diameter on a three-tiered platform, the Temple "of the prayer for good harvest" was used by the Chinese Emperors for an annual prayer to an ancient earth goddess. See 05-01-02/18-21
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The Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. A circular building 30 m in diameter on a...

The "Heavenly Archway", part of the Temple of Heaven, comprises a circular "whispering wall" within which two persons, standing on opposite sides, can hear each other's slightest whisper. The wall and the tower are covered with bright blue tiles. See 05-01-02/18-21
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The "Heavenly Archway", part of the Temple of Heaven, comprises a circular "whis...

The stairs leading up to the Temple of Heaven, are separated by bands of sculpted marble, showing mountains, dragons and phoenixes, and clouds. See 05-01-02/18-21
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The stairs leading up to the Temple of Heaven, are separated by bands of sculpte...