Art

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