Art

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

Standing Buddha Shakyamuni

In the art of the Himalayas, Buddha Shakyamuni is generally portrayed sitting with crossed legs in the lotus position, but some figures and paintings do show him standing.

This ungilded brass figure shows the Buddha standing upon a double lotus atop a stepped plinth. His posture is rigid, and his close-fitting robe is unwrinkled. His hands are clasped in the gesture of meditation.