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  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Padmasambhava
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Machig Labdrön
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Six Persimmons
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Bodhidharma
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Stupa
  • The Four Excursions
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Standing Buddha
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Tara
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of a Monk
  • Hotei
  • Gazelle
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Budai
  • Stupa
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni

Standing Buddha Shakyamuni

This Buddha Shakyamuni is another typical example of Gandharan art. It stood in a niche within a temple or monastery. In the relief on its base, another Buddha sits enthroned; he is framed by two figures whose robes, folded hands, and shaved heads (tonsures) identify them as monks. Because this type of image was widespread, the original appearance of the damaged sections is known: the Buddha’s missing right hand was raised in the gesture of fearlessness as an expression of openness and receptiveness; his left hand is assumed to have held the hem of his monk's robe.

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