Art

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

The Prophecy of the Buddha Dipankara

This group of figures shows Buddha Shakyamuni on the left in an earlier existence as the hermit Sumedha. In a posture of submission, he pays his respects to Buddha Dipankara, a buddha of an earlier aeon. Buddha Dipankara is predicting Sumedha’s rebirth as Buddha Shakyamuni.