Art

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