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Art

  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Four Excursions
  • Gazelle
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Head of a Monk
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Stupa
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Hotei
  • Standing Tara
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Budai
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Praying Priest
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Bodhidharma
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Travel Shrine
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Stupa
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
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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