Art

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