Art

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

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

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