Art

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