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Head of a Bodhisattva, Pakistan or Afghanistan Gandharan region 4th-6th century CE. Stucco with traces of pigment. (The Art Institute of Chicago).

Bodhisattva; probably Qutan Temple, Qinghai Province, China; Ming dynasty, Yongle reign mark (1403–1424 CE); gilt bronze; 53 1/2 x 26 x 17 7/10in. (136 x 66 x 45 cm); Musée Cernuschi, Asian Arts Museum of Paris; MC5173; photograph © Stéphane...

A bust of a bodhisattva, Kucha, Kumtura (Xinjiang), China. 6th-7th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A limestone statue of a bodhisattva. My Duc, Quang Binh province, Vietnam. 9th-10th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

Statue of a Bodhisattva (someone who is on the way to obtaining enlightenment) from a Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan, a region where the Buddhist Lokottaravāda school (which emerged from the Mahasanghika school) were known to be prominent...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=8jFxkEQacVA Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550—60, Shanxi Province, China, sandstone with pigments, 13-3/4 feet / 419.1 cm high (Metropolitan...

Seated Bodhisattva, Kingdom of Champa, Quang Nam Province, temple district of Don-du'o'ng, Vietman. Late 9th century CE. Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.

This stucco plaque shows the head of Bodhisattva surrounded by a beaded border. From Ming-oi, near Shorchuk, in modern-day China. 6th to 7th century CE. (The British Museum, London).

Bejeweled Bodhisattva Maitreya meditating on a lotus seat, 2nd-3rd century. Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.

King Bimbisara (c. 545/544 BCE - c. 493/492 BCE) offers food to the Bodhisattva at Borobudur.