Art

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