Art

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

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

In this image, Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, carries a lotus blossom in his upper left hand – which is why he is often referred to as Padmapani, “lotus-in-hand”. In his lower left hand he holds a water vessel, and in his upper right hand a prayer chain. The lower right hand is turned towards the viewer in the gesture of generosity. His crown features the Transcendent Buddha Amitabha. At the bottom right is the figure of a donor.