Art

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

Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise

Amida Nyorai is one the many buddhas that play a significant role in the various schools of Buddhism. Find out here who he is, what there is to say about this artistic representation, and which Buddhist teachings he stands for.

Audio Description

https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/Icon Audiodeskription

What features of the Buddha can you recognize in this sculpture?

https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/Amida Nyorai

You’re at the Museum Rietberg, standing before this work of art?