Art

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