Art

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