Art

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