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.
![Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/thema4_schulen_rch116__001.png)
What Is the Sangha?
![The Buddha Begins Teaching](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/ba-6_ok.png)
The Core Teachings of the Buddha
![Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/ba-51_ok__001.png)
Karma and Rebirth
![Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/ba-9_ok__001.png)
Buddha Figures
![Buddha Shakyamuni
From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/rti-114-a_ok.png)
Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
![Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/200764_ok.png)