Art

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