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  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Standing Buddha
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Gazelle
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Head of a Monk
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Four Excursions
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Travel Shrine
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Stupa
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Hotei
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Budai
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Praying Priest
  • Standing Tara
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Padmasambhava
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Six Persimmons
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Stupa
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
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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