Art

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