Art

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