Art

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