Art

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