Art

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