Art

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