Exhibition details
Within the Buddhist traditions of the Himalayas, three bodhisattvas emerge as personifications of Buddhist ideals. Manjushri, who cuts through ignorance and personifies correct knowledge; Avalokiteshvara, a compassionate protector of the devout that helps reveal the true nature of reality; and Vajrapani as the embodiment of the energy of enlightenment.
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Beautifully cast sculptures and accessible paintings showing peaceful manifestations of the bodhisattvas intended for the public are juxtaposed with complex tantric images of the highest quality done in portable media made for monastic elites.
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028
Image: Mandala of Manjuvajra, Tantric Form of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, late 14th century, Tibet / courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art