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The Thousand Buddhas

by Aurel Stein

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  1. 1Dedication — Preface
  2. 2The Tun-Huang Paintings and Their Place in Buddhist Art
  3. 3Plates I, II — The Paradise of Bhaiṣajyaguru
  4. 4Plate III — A Celestial Assemblage
  5. 5Plates IV, V — Processions of Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra
  6. 6Plate VI — Details From a Painting of a Buddhist Heaven
  7. 7Plate VII — The Paradise of Śākyamuni
  8. 8Plate VIII — Amitābha’s Paradise
  9. 9Plate IX — Legendary Scenes From a Painting of Maitreya’s Paradise
  10. 10Plate X — Amitābha With Attendants
  11. 11Plate XI — A Paradise of Amitābha
  12. 12Plate XII — Scenes From Gautama Buddha’s Life
  13. 13Plate XIII — Scenes From the Buddha Legend
  14. 14Plate XIV — Images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
  15. 15Plate XV — Two Forms of Avalokiteśvara
  16. 16Plate XVI — Four Forms of Avalokiteśvara
  17. 17Plate XVII — Avalokiteśvara in Glory
  18. 18Plate XVIII — Avalokiteśvara Standing, With Willow Spray
  19. 19Plate XIX — Two Avalokiteśvaras With the Willow Spray
  20. 20Plate XX — Avalokiteśvara With Flame-Wreathed Halo
  21. 21Plate XXI — Avalokiteśvara Standing
  22. 22Plate XXII — Two Avalokiteśvara Paintings With Donors
  23. 23Plate XXIII — Six-Armed Avalokiteśvara With Attendant Bodhisattvas
  24. 24Plate XXIV — Two Paper Paintings of Avalokiteśvara
  25. 25Plate XXV — Two Paintings of Kṣitigarbha
  26. 26Plate XXVI — Vaiśravaṇa’s Progress
  27. 27Plate XXVII — Virūpākṣa and Mañjuśrī
  28. 28Plate XXVIII — Bust of a Lokapāla
  29. 29Plate XXIX — Two Dharmapālas and a Bodhisattva
  30. 30Plate XXX — Side-Scenes and Details From a Buddhist Paradise Painting
  31. 31Plate XXXI — A Tibetan Painting of Tārā
  32. 32Plate XXXII — Paper Pictures of a Bodhisattva, Saint, and Monk
  33. 33Plate XXXIII — Paper Pictures of Hermit and Horse-Dragon
  34. 34Plates XXXIV, XXXV — Embroidery Picture of Śākyamuni on the Vulture…
  35. 35Plate XXXVI — Bhaiṣajyaguru’s Paradise
  36. 36Plate XXXVII — Banners With Scenes From the Buddha Legend
  37. 37Plate XXXVIII — Buddha Tejaḥprabha and Avalokiteśvara as Guide of S…
  38. 38Plate XXXIX — Kṣitigarbha With the Infernal Judges
  39. 39Plate XL — Kṣitigarbha as Patron of Travellers
  40. 40Plate XLI — Avalokiteśvara and Two Other Bodhisattvas
  41. 41Plate XLII — Avalokiteśvara, Thousand-Armed, With Attendant Divinities
  42. 42Plate XLIII — Avalokiteśvara With Lokapāla Attendants
  43. 43Plate XLIV — Fragment of Standing Avalokiteśvara
  44. 44Plate XLV — Vaiśravaṇa Crossing the Ocean
  45. 45Plate XLVI — Fragment With Child on Demon’s Hand
  46. 46Plate XLVII — Three Lokapāla Banners
  47. 47Plate XLVIII — Fragment With Figure of Demonic Warrior
  48. 48Additional Transcriber’s Notes

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