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Art

  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Padmasambhava
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Hotei
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Stupa
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Head of a Monk
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gazelle
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Standing Tara
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Bodhidharma
  • Budai
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Praying Priest
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Four Excursions
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Stupa
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease

The Bodhisattva of Compassion is seated here in the posture of royal ease: his right knee is bent vertically, his left knee is bent horizontally, and his left leg is tucked into his body. He uses his left arm for support, while his right arm lies loosely across his knee.

In its composition, this statue conforms to the stylistic ideal of the period of its creation. The broad, almost closed eyes are located high up in the narrow face and the mouth is tiny. This lends the Bodhisattva a detached expression.

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