Guides to Enlightenment: Tibetan Paintings from the Museum’s Collection

In Eichheim Gallery on the Upper Level, Guides to Enlightenment: Tibetan Paintings from the Museum's Collection showcases twelve paintings from the SBMA permanent collection ranging from 13th century ritual cards to a 20th century sand mandala, a cosmic diagram ‘painted’ with colored sand that represents the enlightened mind and acts as a divine palace. Most of these pieces are on view for the first time in nearly a decade. Images of buddhas, teachers, protectors, bodhisattvas, Tantric deities, and mandalas all provide the visitor pathways to enlightenment and spiritual guidance.