Art

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