Art

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