Art

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