Art

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