Kongōhō Bodhisattva (Vajradharma)
An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art
This seated bodhisattva survives from a set of five sculptures. Esoteric practitioners of the Tendai sect commonly depicted the buddha Amida surrounded by four attendant bodhisattvas: Kongōhō, shown here, along with Kongōri (Vajratiksna), Kongōin (Vajrahetu), and Kongōgo (Vajrabhasha).
Asian Art
An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.