Bodhisattva Collection (#3)

Mahamayuri, between 1644 and 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mahamayuri, between 1644 and 1911

Mahamayuri, between 1644 and 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mahamayuri, between 1644 and 1911

Extinction of the Buddha (nehan-zu). Creator: Unknown
Extinction of the Buddha (nehan-zu)

Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo... 1804/16. Creator: Hokusai
Kannon Temple (Kannon), from the series Dutch-style Pictures: Eight Views of Edo (Oranda gakyo Edo hakkei), Japan, 1804/16

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hannya no Goro in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776, Japan, c. 1776

The Medicine Buddha, 18th century. Creator: Tibetan culture
The Medicine Buddha, 18th century. Private Collection

Thangka of Nagarjuna, 18th century. Creator: Tibetan culture
Thangka of Nagarjuna, 18th century. Private Collection

Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series... 1855
Sakanoshita: Kannon in the Cave (Sakanoshita, Gankutsu no Kannon), no. 49 from the series "Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi meisho zue)

Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series... 1853. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Bingo Province: Kannon Temple at Abuto (Bingo, Abuto, Kannondo), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)", 1853

Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato... 18th/19th cent. Creator: Unknown
Painted Banner (Thangka) of the Avalokiteshvara Incarnation of the Rain God Rato Matsyendranatha, 18th/19th century

Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet n... 1856
Miya: Kagekiyo Visiting the Kannon Temple (Miya, Kagekiyo Kannon mode), section of sheet no. 12 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, from Kurkihar, Bihar, Pala Dynasty (gilt bronze)
1449061 The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, from Kurkihar, Bihar, Pala Dynasty (gilt bronze) by Indian School (12th century); Patna Museum, Patna

View of Asakusa, Toyko
3788264 View of Asakusa, Toyko; (add.info.: View of the Nioumon and Nakamise streets in the Asakusa district, Toyko. Asakusa was traditionally famous as a theatre district)

Figure of Avalokiteshvara (gold)
1220097 Figure of Avalokiteshvara (gold) by Javanese School, (8th Century); height: 10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Standing in Samabhanga on a separate molded lotus base)

Figure of Padmapani, early 9th century (bronze)
1220094 Figure of Padmapani, early 9th century (bronze) by Javanese School, (9th Century); height: 16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seated in Lalitasana on a lotus, his right hand in Varamudra)

Quan Am (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Tu An Buddhist Temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-moon Avalokiteshvara, first half of the 14th century. Goryeo dynasty (918-1392)

Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Taima Mandala, probably late 14th century. Amida sits enthroned at the center of the mandala, flanked by the bodhisattvas Seishi and Kannon

Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Creator: Sugawara Mitsushige
Universal Gateway, Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, dated 1257. Celebrating the merciful acts of the bodhisattva Kannon (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara)

Daishojin Bosatsu, from Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World... 12th century
Daishojin Bosatsu, from " Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas" (" Kontai butsugajo" ), 12th century. Heian period (794-1185)

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Leaf from... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century
Bodhisattva Maitreya, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Bodhisattva Maitreya, holding a lotus stem, bestowing protection

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons... early 12th century. Creator: Mahavihara Master
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, early 12th century. Avalokiteshvara, bodhisattva of compassion

White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
White-Robed Kannon, ca. 1887

Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa, dated 1510-19. Creator: Unknown
Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa, dated 1510-19. This is one of the earliest extant images of the rarely represented Buddhist goddess Ushnishavijaya

The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist Triad, 1922. The Saha Triad is a devotional motif in East Asian Buddhism showing the chief Buddha and bodhisattvas Gautama Buddha, Padmapani and Ksitigarbha

Sukhavati (The Pure Land), . Found in the Collection of Palace Museum, Beijing

Utse temple, Samye Monastery (Samye Gompa), Dranang, Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China

Jizo statue at the Zojo-ji temple, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Kyoto, Japan spring at Ryozen Kannon

Asakusa Park, Tokyo - Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji - an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa Park, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Hoi Ha pagoda, Vinh Phuc province, 16th century (lacquered wood)
5309891 Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Hoi Ha pagoda, Vinh Phuc province, 16th century (lacquered wood) by Vietnamese school, (16th century); Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi

Fugen, Muromachi Period (ink & colour on silk)
931412 Fugen, Muromachi Period (ink & colour on silk) by Eiga, Takuma (14th Century); 67.7x41.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: Samantabhadra)

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, aka the Sanchi torso, about 900 (sandstone)
7130098 The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, aka the Sanchi torso, about 900 (sandstone) by Indian School, (10th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Mandala with one thousand arms Avalokiteshvara; the sacred, magical circle depicting the eleven headed Bodhisattva
2562064 Mandala with one thousand arms Avalokiteshvara; the sacred, magical circle depicting the eleven headed Bodhisattva symbolising infinite compassion (gouache on cloth)

Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban... 1858)
Mount Nachi in Kii Province, No. 1 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ichiban Kishu Nachisan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Mount Hokke in Harima Province, No. 26 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijurokuban Harima Hokkezan), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei ju... 1858)
Ishiyama Temple in Omi Province, No. 13 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jusanban Koshu Ishiyamadera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1858

Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonba... 1859)
Mii Temple in Omi Province, No. 14 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei juyonban Omi Miidera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei n... 1859)
Kachio Temple in Settsu Province, No. 23 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijusanban Settsu Kachiodera), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nij... 1859)
Soji Temple in Settsu Province, No. 22 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei nijuniban Settsu no kuni Sojiji), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei... 1859)
Chikubu Island in Omi Province, No. 30 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei sanjuban Omi Chikubujima), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)", 1859

Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku ju... 1859)
Imakumano in Kyoto, Yamashiro Province, No. 15 on the Saikoku Pilgrimage Route (Saikoku junrei jugoban Yamashiro Kyo Imakumano), from the series " The Miracles of Kannon (Kannon reigenki)"

Title Page and Front Cover of a Buddhist Manuscript with Manjusri (left) and... 17th / 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Title Page and Front Cover of a Buddhist Manuscript with Manjusri (left) and Mantramanudharani, a Pancharaksha Goddess (right), Mongolia, 17th/18th century

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya, Pyu period, 7th century. Creator: Unknown
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya, Pyu period, 7th century

Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Esoteric Form of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century

Avalokitesvara, 8th-9th century (bronze, gold & silver)
DBP420625 Avalokitesvara, 8th-9th century (bronze, gold & silver) by Indonesian; height: 98 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddha of compassion; ); Photo © Dirk Bakker

The Bodhisattvas Tusks (colour litho)
5990855 The Bodhisattvas Tusks (colour litho) by Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bodhisattvas Tusks)

Head of a Bodhisattva, Kushan period, About 3rd / 5th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Bodhisattva, Kushan period, About 3rd/5th century

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"Bodhisattva: Embodiments of Compassion and Wisdom" In the realm of Buddhist art, the concept of a bodhisattva is beautifully depicted through various masterpieces. From ancient sculptures to intricate thangkas, these representations capture the essence of enlightenment and compassion. One such artwork is the statue of Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land. Created around 1700, its serene countenance emanates tranquility and peace. Similarly, Prajnaparamita, the Goddess of Transcendental Wisdom carved in c. 1300 from andesite stone showcases her profound knowledge and insight. Moving towards South Korea's capital city Seoul, we encounter Kwanseum Bosal or Avalokitesvara - known as Bodhisattva of Compassion. This sculpture stands tall as a symbol of empathy and mercy for all beings. Traveling back in time to China during the 12th century, we find a statuette depicting Kuan-Yin as a Bodhisattva. Its delicate craftsmanship portrays her benevolence while holding space for devotees seeking solace. Guan Yin appears again in another form - as Nine-Lotus Bodhisattva created by an unknown artist in 1593. The intricately detailed sculpture exemplifies Guan Yin's divine grace amidst blooming lotus flowers. Vajrasattva takes us into early 19th-century Tibetan culture with his ethereal presence representing purity and transformation through Vajrayana Buddhism practices. Shifting our focus to healing and medicine, Bhaisajyaguru emerges as an anonymous artist's creation circa 1319. This depiction emphasizes his role as Buddha dedicated to curing ailments both physical and spiritual. The captivating faces adorning Angkor Wat's Bayon Temple in Cambodia showcase diverse expressions embodying wisdom gained from centuries-old traditions within Asia’s cultural tapestry.