In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
In the upper band, pilgrimage places in and around Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu are mapped and labeled with inscriptions in the Newari language. Below are scenes from the story of a king who ended a drought with the assistance of serpent deities and a Buddhist master. The king rides horseback at the lower left, and the serpent deities are the seated human figures with snake heads behind them. The white vase-shaped monument with pointed top, shown three times, is the Svayambhu Stupa, a sacred monument in Kathmandu dedicated to the Buddha Svayambhu. Probably half of a complete banner, this piece hung in a monastic courtyard during annual festivals.
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Bejeweled Buddha Preaching
仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
King Mindon|King Tibaw
仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha with scenes from his life story
Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shaky
Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master
当麻曼荼羅|Taima Mandala