Art

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