Art

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