Art

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