Art

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

The Buddha Invokes the Earth Goddess as his Witness

In a niche flanked by columns, the richly adorned and crowned Buddha is seated in the lotus position. At the moment of his awakening he invokes the earth goddess for support. She is the small figure just below the lotus throne. Above the niche, the Buddha is depicted a second time. His left hand is performing the gesture of fearlessness, while his right hand is clutching the hem of his monk’s robe.