Art

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