Art

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