Art

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