Art

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