Art

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

Buddha Vairocana

This Tibetan figure is of the Buddha Vairocana, regarded as the personification of all aspects of wisdom. Vairocana is portrayed displaying the Wheel of the Law (dharmachakra) gesture: his hands held in front of his chest symbolize the setting in motion of the Wheel of the Law, meaning the dissemination of the Buddhist teachings (the dharma).

This figure is an example of exquisite artistic form. In keeping with its cultic significance, it is richly decorated and set with gems. Particularly fine in its execution and inset with stones, the crown is reminiscent of jewellery associated with an Indian prince.