Art

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