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Art

  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Standing Tara
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddhist Monk
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Praying Priest
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Stupa
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Six Persimmons
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • 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
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Gazelle
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava
  • Budai
  • Hotei
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Head of a Monk
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • The Four Excursions
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Bodhidharma
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Stupa
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Travel Shrine
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni

Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni

Monks, bodhisattvas, and guardian figures surround the Buddha on this almost 1,500-year old stela from China. Each one of them is a member of the Buddhist community in his own special way. 

Audio Description

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What is the story behind this crowded stone panel?

https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni

You’re at the Museum Rietberg, standing before this work of art?

Rear of the Votive Stela

https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/Rear of the Votive Stela

Main hall of Changle monastery, northern Xiangtangshan, Henan province, China

https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/Main hall of Changle monastery, northern Xiangtangshan, Henan province, China

Votive stelae were erected in the courtyard of a Buddhist temple but you also often found them standing in a village or at a crossroads.

More stories

Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family

What Is the Sangha?

The Buddha Begins Teaching

The Core Teachings of the Buddha

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Karma and Rebirth

Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening

Buddha Figures

Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats

Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana

Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha

Rituals

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