Art

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