Art

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

Stela Showing Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Buddhist art from Gandhara is renowned for its numerous narrative representations of events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. 

The topmost, slightly damaged scene shows the Buddha miraculously pacifying a raging elephant sent to kill him by his jealous cousin Devadatta. Below that is a conversion scene. An unidentified bodhisattva is shown in the bottom section.