Art

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