EditorialMother-Goddess Brahmani Seated in Yogic Posture Holding Water Pot. Nepal. Date: 1201-1300. Dimensions: 19.5 x 11.6 x 9.8 cm (7 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialThe daughters of King Kusha are wed to Brahmadatta. Through his yogic powers he restores the daughters to their former beauty which pleases King Kusha greatly. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Source: Add. 15295, f.95. Language: Sanskrit.
EditorialFasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing...
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...
EditorialMother-Goddess Brahmani Seated in Yogic Posture Holding Water Pot. Nepal. Date: 1201-1300. Dimensions: 19.5 x 11.6 x 9.8 cm (7 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialUma curses the earth. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Angry with the Gods at not being asked to bear Siva's son, Uma curses the earth. Siva and Uma then depart for a peak named Himavatprabhava where they engage in prolonged yogic practises. Image...
EditorialThe story of King Sagara. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Visvamitra relates the story of King Sagara in the bottom left of the page. In the middle of the page, King Sagara engages in yogic practices, accompanied by his consorts, in order to gain ...
EditorialThe daughters of King Kusha are wed to Brahmadatta. Through his yogic powers he restores the daughters to their former beauty which pleases King Kusha greatly. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Source: Add. 15295, f.95. Language: Sanskrit.
EditorialSeated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic, adamantine pos...
EditorialJain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation, Solanki period, first half of the 11th century, India (Gujarat or Rajasthan), Marble, H. 39 in. (99 cm), Sculpture, At the heart of daily Jain religious observance is the veneration of the image of the jina, t...
EditorialPortrait of a Lama, Possibly Dromton, last quarter of the 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth, Overall: 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (46.4 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, This enthroned lama, in a gold decorated robe, sits in a yogic posture, holding his hands in dh...
EditorialSeated Transcendent Buddha Vairochana, Central Javanese period, ca. late 9th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze, H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm), Sculpture, This splendid Buddha is seated on a large double-lotus pedestal in the cross-legged yogic, adamantine pos...
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...
EditorialFasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd?5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing...
EditorialAn Arhat, a Buddhist Saint, 14th century, Tibet, Stone with color, H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm), Sculpture, An arhat (?venerable?) holds the highest rank in the Buddhist hierarchy, immediately below a Buddha. This bearded saint is seated in a yogic posture ...
EditorialLinga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva, Thakuri period, dated 1045, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Copper alloy, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of base 5 in. (6.8 cm); Wt. 15 lbs (6.8 kg), Metalwork, Shiva linga are variously represented as a...