Art

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

Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree

These two metal objects are almost identical and show Prince Siddhartha on the path to his awakening. He is sitting under the Bodhi tree and calls the earth goddess to be his witness at the moment of awakening. 

Objects like these were produced in large quantities for ritual purposes. In Myanmar, Buddhist men and women obtained them in order to donate them to a shrine.