Enter Nirvana: Ancient Buddhist Sculpture is an exhibition consisting sculptures, images, statues and other objects made of stone, marble, wood, ivory etc. Various architectural pieces depicting outstanding artistic achievement are also part of the collection.

Some of the highlights of the collection include a large lingam with the head of Shiva discovered from a site near Jhelum; a beautifully carved figure of Vishnu; a stone piece with sculpted figures of Shiv and Parvati dating from 7-8th C found from a site in Lahore; and a big sized sculpted architectural piece depicting Durga as Mahesha Mardini (slayer of the buffalo demon).

The exhibition has a representative collection from Nepal comprising of  wood carvings, painted tankas, papier-mâché objects, metal work, jewelry, statues of gilded bronze predominantly representing  the Tantric cult. These objects date from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Tibetan art in this gallery’s  collection comprises of sculptures, paintings and jewellery while the Burmese contains mainly lacquer work objects, and wooden craft and a beautiful gilded Buddha sitting on a throne under three umbrellas.