Art

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