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  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • 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
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Praying Priest
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stupa
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Stupa
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Gazelle
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Four Excursions
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Six Persimmons
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Hotei
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Monk
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Travel Shrine
  • Budai
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya

The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya

Akshobhya, the “Immovable One”, is one of the Five Transcendent Buddhas, each of whom represents an aspect of the ultimate wisdom. He stands for the triumph over cravings and passions through reflection and wisdom. Like his fellow Transcendent Buddhas, he is portrayed wearing opulent jewellery.

Akshobhya is associated with the earth-touching gesture, which symbolizes supreme wisdom. His attribute is the vajra, supported here by two lotus flowers next to the figure’s shoulders. His mount, the elephant, is shown at the foot of his throne.

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