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  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Budai
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Six Persimmons
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stupa
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Standing Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Padmasambhava
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • 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
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Gazelle
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Travel Shrine
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Stupa
  • Bodhidharma
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Head of a Monk
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Hotei
  • 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)
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Maitreya
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. 

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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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