Art

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

Head of the Buddha

This large, impressive head comes from the Buddhist cave temples at the “Mountain of Echoing Halls” in northern China. Around the year 550, seeking to perform meritorious deeds, Qi-dynasty rulers had a number of caves hewn out of limestone cliffs and then lavishly decorated with sculptures. The Southern Cave contained statues of three large Buddhas and their attendants. In their original location, the seated figures gazed down on devotees from a height of well over 3 metres.