Art

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

Bodhidharma

Qi Baishi is one of the most famous representatives of modern painting in China. With his unconventional, free, and expressive style, he contributed significantly to the revival of ink painting in the 20th century. 

This image shows the legendary Indian Zen master Bodhidharma sitting in meditation below an overhanging rock. His robe has the appearance of a rock face, and his profile is reflected in the outline of the cliff above him. The artist thus signals the intense concentration of the master of meditation.