Art

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