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Art

  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Head of a Monk
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Praying Priest
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Bodhidharma
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Stupa
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Travel Shrine
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Padmasambhava
  • Stupa
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Hotei
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Standing Tara
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Six Persimmons
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Excursions
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
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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