Art

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