Art

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