Art

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