Art

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