Art

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