Art

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