Art

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