Art

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