Art

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