Art

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

Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas

The Five Transcendent Buddhas are supramundane manifestations of the Absolute, or ultimate wisdom. Each embodies particular aspects of it, and each is attributed specific symbols and qualities. 

Each of the Five Transcendent Buddhas – Ratnasambhava, Akshobhya, Vairocana, Amitabha, and Amoghasiddhi – sits between pillars and beneath a decorative arch. The thrones of these Buddhas are borne by their respective mounts.