Art

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

Seated Bodhisattva

This sculpture in high relief shows a seated bodhisattva on a draped throne. His hands are performing the dharmachakra gesture, which symbolizes the propagation of the Buddhist teachings. The figure is opulently dressed and richly adorned. An artistically wound turban completes the regal attire. His posture conveys serenity, and his half-closed eyes lend his face a meditative expression.