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  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Budai
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Four Excursions
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Bodhidharma
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Stupa
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Gazelle
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Standing Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Head of a Monk
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Travel Shrine
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Praying Priest
  • Hotei
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • 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
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Padmasambhava
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Stupa
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Six Persimmons
Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

The Buddha is portrayed here at the moment of his awakening. His legs are crossed in the meditation posture, his left hand rests in his lap, and he extends his right hand to touch the earth. 

This 12th-centrury figure is of cast brass; over time it has lost its golden hue. Stylistically, it closely resembles the Pala art of north-eastern India, which had a significant influence on the early Buddhist art of Tibet. The slim body is rendered naturalistically; the smooth robe appears to cling tightly to the body and can be recognized only because its hems are visible.

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