Art

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

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

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