Art

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