Art

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