Art

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