Art

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