Art

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

Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha

This Buddha sitting on a lotus throne is known as the Medicine Buddha. In his right hand he holds a seed to symbolize his healing power, through which he can cure all illness and infirmity. Devotees appeal to him for physical health. At the same time, he promises to free them of all suffering and to guide them to their awakening.