Art

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