Art

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