Art

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