Art

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