Art

  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Gazelle
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Budai
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Buddha Shakyamuni From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Standing Tara
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Rectangular Coin
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Praying Priest
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Four Excursions
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Head of a Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Six Persimmons
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Head of a Monk
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • Padmasambhava
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Hotei
  • Stupa
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Stupa
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Bodhidharma
  • Standing Buddha
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • State Oracle Garment
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Empress Jito, from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers, fragment of a baluster
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
Buddhist Votive Tablet

Buddhist Votive Tablet

This earthenware tablet depicting Buddhist figures was probably intended for use on a family altar or as a votive offering at a monastery. Large numbers of clay tablets like this were produced using ready-made moulds, making them affordable to poorer members of society. Despite this, few examples have survived. Given the cheap material and simple production method, it is possible they were not deemed worthy of preservation.