Art

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