Art

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