Art

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

Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant

Legend has it that the Buddha took his first steps immediately upon being born. With his right hand, he pointed to heaven; with his left hand he pointed to the ground and stated that in this lifetime he would attain Buddhahood and free all beings from their suffering.

That is the very moment captured in this small metal figure. The Buddha is portrayed as a naked, chubby infant, and does not yet bear the typical markings of a buddha.