Art

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