"As those familiar with theTibetan language know, 'Nyingjei Lam' means 'the Path of Compassion' or 'the Compassionate Path'. Looking back twenty years ago to when I began to form the Nyingjei Lam Collection, I realize that it was a combination of things that drew me towards Tibetan Buddhist and related art. The first and perhaps the most compelling of these was the compassionate smiles that radiated from the faces of many of the statues of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, saints and lamas that I saw. To me, these were not foolish, empty smiles, but rather smiles that reflected an inner freedom, peace and joy, while also bringing peace and joy to the hearts and minds of their beholders."

from the Preface, by the collector

Padmapani