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India

Ajaha caves, 1st-5th century

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Avalokitevara, Ajaha

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Stpa, Kanheri caves

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Bedsa caves

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J ogeshwari caves, 6th century

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Buddha attended upon by Bodhisattvas, Kuna, 2-3rd century or Gupta 6th century (?)

Bodhisattva, Gandhara, 3rd century Padmapi, Srnth, 6th century

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Gandhara reliquiary, 3rd-4th century

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Bodhisattva, Gandhara

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Vajrapi, Gupta, 6th century

Sihanda Lokevara, Tamil Nadu, about 9th century C.E.

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Tr, Tamil Nadu, about 9th century C.E.

Tr, Bihar, about 9th century C.E.

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Pandav Leni caves

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Ratnagiri, Orissa, flourished between 6th-12th centuries C.E.

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Udayagiri caves

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Ivory Bodhisattva, Kmr, 8th century

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Descent from Tuita, 8th century Kmr, ivory

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Tr, votive seal, Bengal 9

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Tr, Eastern India, 12th century

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kyamuni Buddha, Bodh Gaya, 11th-12th century

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Bronze lotus with Buddha, Eastern India, 12th century

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Aashasrik from Nlanda Monastery, 8th-12th century

Detail: the Birth of Siddhrtha

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Detail: Prajpramit

Detail:Mra tries to bother Buddha kyamuni

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Detail: the First Sermon, the First Dharmacakrapravartana

Detail: Bodhisattva Majur

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Detail: the miracle at rvast

Detail: Descent from the Tryastria

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Detail: Bodhisattva Avalokitevara

Detail: Taming the elephant

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Detail: offering of honey

Detail: Tr

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Detail: Mahparinirva

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Aashasrik Prajpramit, 12th century Bihar or Bengal

Detail:Bodhosattva Vajrapi

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Detail: Prajpramit

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Detail: Red Tr

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Detail: Dharmapla (Protector)

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Vajrapi, Bihar, 10th century

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Vajrasattva, Eastern India, 10th century

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Akobhya Buddha, Kurkihar, 9th century Below:: Majur, Pla, 12th century

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Above: Maitreya, Pla, 12th century Below: Votive stupa, Pla, 11th century

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Detail: Prajpramit Detail: Bodhisattva

Detail: Buddha in Bhsparamudr

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Majurr, North India, 12th century kyamuni Buddha, 13th century

kyamuni Buddha, North India

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Folio from a Prajpramit manuscript, West Bengal or Bangladesh, about 12th centuryC.E.

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Avalokitevara, Bengal or Bihar, about 12th century

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Bodhisattva Majur, Khmr, about 9th century

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Crowned Buddha, Kmr or Northern Pakistan, dated by inscription 714

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The Buddha and attendant Bodhisattvas, Bihar, 10th

century votive tablet

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Majurnmasagti, North India, 11th century

Sihanda Lokevara, North India

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Nlanda University

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Lamayuru, Ladakh, about 11th century

Zanskar, J anmu and Kashmir

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Lahul, Himchal Pradesh

Himchal Pradesh

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Avalokitevara, 7th

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