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Art

  • Head of a Monk
  • Monumental Head of a Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara
  • Vijaya Stupa
  • Machig Labdrön
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King
  • Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Standing Monk with Hands Folded
  • Bodhidharma Crosses the Yangtze River on a Reed
  • Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Excerpt from the Lotus Sutra
  • Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  • Thangka of the Twenty-One Taras
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Mara’s Daughters Tempt the Buddha
  • Head of a Bodhisattva
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Printing Block for a Prayer from the Text “Embodiment of the Three Jewels” by Jatson Nyingpo (1585–1656)
  • Buddhist Pocket-sized Prayer Altar
  • Vajradhara, the Primordial Buddha
  • Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Votive Stela of the Yan Family
  • Sitatara, White Tara
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • Bodhidharma
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • The Buddha’s Parinirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Jambhala, the God of Wealth
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion as the Bringer of Sons
  • Zen Priest in a Golden Wrap
  • Gazelle
  • The Ascetic Milarepa
  • The Death of the Buddha
  • Stupa
  • Buddha Vairocana
  • Dakini Vasya-Vajravarahi
  • Standing Bodhisattva
  • The Prophecy of the Wise Asita
  • Standing Tara
  • Buddhist Monk
  • Budai
  • Shyamatara, Green Tara
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Portrait of the Abbot Ennin
  • Dharani Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Insight
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Ushnishavijaya
  • Dharmatala and two lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Buddha Shakyamuni at the Moment of his Awakening
  • Large Votive Stupa
  • The Arhats Bakula, Rahula, Cudapanthaka, and Pindola 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Monastic Rules for Monks
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Standing Buddha
  • Vase with Lotus Vines and the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism
  • Empress Jito,
from the series “Parody of the Ogura Version of ‘One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems’ ”
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Green Tara (Shyama Tara)
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in the Posture of Royal Ease
  • Buddha Dipankara, the Buddha of the Past
  • Plaque Showing the Buddha Teaching
  • Sakya Pandita (1182–1252)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • Buddhist Votive Tablet
  • The Bodhisattva of Compassion Sitting in Meditation
  • Six Persimmons
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Taima Mandala, the Buddha Amida’s Paradise
  • Seated Bodhisattva
  • Amida Nyorai, Buddha of the Western Paradise
  • Praying Priest
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Tames the Wild Elephant Nalagiri
  • Relief of the Five Transcendent Buddhas
  • Travel Shrine
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Yakshi, Nymph with Lotus Flowers,  fragment of a baluster
  • Female Monkey with Her Young
  • The Arhats Panthaka, Gopaka, Nagasena, and Abheda

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Descent of Buddha Amida
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, as the Patron of fishermen
  • Standing Buddha Amida
  • Mahasiddha Virupa
  • Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Arhats Kanakavasta, Vajriputra, Kanaka Bharadvaja, and Bhadra 

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Jizo Bosatsu, Bodhisattva in the Guise of a Monk
  • Shaka Nyorai, the Historical Buddha
  • Buddha Shakyamuni as a Newborn Infant
  • Baisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha
  • Rectangular Coin
  • The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso (1589–1617)
  • The Transcendent Buddha Akshobhya
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Prince Siddhartha’s Wedding
  • Half-length Portrait of the Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma
  • Stupa
  • Pancha Raksha Manuscript
  • Buddha Shakyamuni Attains Awakening Under the Bodhi Tree
  • Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes from his Life
  • Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture
  • Ceremonial Dagger Featuring the God of Death
  • Leaving for Homelessness
  • Portrait of the Zen Priest Gemmon Doyu
  • Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
  • Buddhist Monastic Rules from the Pali Canon
  • Guhyamanjuvajra
  • The Arhats Vanavasin, Angaja, Kalika, and Ajita

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • The Layman Huashang and Two Lokapalas

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Hotei
  • Votive Stela Depicting Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Shakyamuni Enters Nirvana
  • Buddha Shakyamuni

From a series of 7 thangkas with Buddha Shakyamuni and the 18 arhats
  • Great Stupa at Sanchi
  • Hotei, One of the Gods of Good Fortune, with Child
  • State Oracle Garment
  • The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness
  • Votive Stela with Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Padmasambhava with his 25 Tibetan Pupils

From a series of 7 thangkas
  • Buddha Shakyamuni 
  • Bust of a Luohan
  • Head of a Lokeshvara
  • Buddha Maitreya
  • Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha
  • The Buddha Begins Teaching
  • Dharmapala Yama
  • Head of a Buddha
  • The Three Buddhas Dipankara, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya
  • Gendün Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama (1476–1542)
  • Head of the Buddha
  • The Four Pleasures of Nan Shenglu (detail)
  • Standing Buddha Shakyamuni
  • The Four Excursions
Buddha Shakyamuni

Buddha Shakyamuni

This Buddha sits with his legs crossed in what is known as the lotus position. His right hand rests upon his knee, his fingers pointing downwards; his left hand rests in his lap in the gesture of meditation. These gestures allude to the profound meditative state that eventually led the Buddha to supreme knowledge. 

The elongated earlobes, the three creases around his neck, the curl of hair on his forehead, the protuberance on the crown of his head, and the snail-shell hairstyle are typical features in artistic representations of the Buddha.

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