Art

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