Art

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

The Buddha’s Parinirvana

The Buddha’s parinirvana – meaning his final liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth – was an early subject of Buddhist stone sculptures, many of which were monumental. This figure, in contrast, is one of the smallest to treat the subject. As described in the Buddha legend, he lies here on his side and supports his head in his right hand.