Art

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

Buddha Shakyamuni

This small figure of the Buddha comes from the Swat Valley, at the western end of the Himalayas in present-day Pakistan. From the 4th to the 7th century, life in the valley was profoundly shaped by Buddhism. Chinese travellers at the time reported over one thousand monasteries and temples. 

Stylistically, Swat figures clearly show the influence of Gandharan art, such as the naturalistic modelling of the body and the realistic folds of the drapery. Coppered lips and eyes inset with silver are typical features of art from the Swat Valley.