Art

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