Art

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