Art

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

Buddha Shakyamuni and the Earth-Touching Gesture

This figure depicts Buddha Shakyamuni sitting in the lotus position upon a double lotus plinth. With his right hand he touches the ground to signify the moment of his awakening. 
The Buddha wears a tight-fitting robe that leaves his right shoulder uncovered. His serene expression indicates the intensity of his contemplative state. His tightly curled hair still reveals the blue colouring required by iconographic convention.