Art

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