Art

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

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree

This plaque of fired clay shows the Buddha seated in meditation under the Bodhi tree. 

 
Plaques of this kind were mass produced. They were purchased as religious mementos on visits to temples, monasteries, and pilgrimage sites.