Art

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