Art

  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Travel Shrine
  • Hotei
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Stupa
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Standing Tara
  • Standing Buddha
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Stupa
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Praying Priest
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Bodhidharma
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Padmasambhava
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Excursions
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Six Persimmons
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Head of a Monk
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Budai
Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding

Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding

Under an arch, the story of Prince Siddhartha’s wedding unfolds. He is taller than his companions and recognizable by his princely robe, jewellery, and turban. A priest throws flowers at him with his right raised hand, while with his left hand he guides Siddhartha’s bride. The three are accompanied by Bodhisattva Vajrapani (recognizable by his thunderbolt), a clean-shaven monk, and two additional figures. In the upper half of the relief, two men and two fish centaurs pay homage to Siddhartha who, in the meantime, has become the Buddha. A garland encapsulates the scene and leads to two meditating buddhas at the bottom of the relief.