Art

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