Art

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