Art

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