Subject
Buddhism

Buddhism is a subject in art. The gallery holds 200 works in this subject in art, including works by Kanō Sanraku, Wang Zhenpeng and Mahavihara Master.
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophy based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a śramaṇa and religious teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with about 320 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise 4.1% of the global population.
Key artists
Works
釈迦三尊十六羅漢像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Arhats
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釈迦三尊像|Shaka (Shakyamuni) Triad
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釈迦三尊十六善神像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Benevolent Deities
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元 廣勝寺 藥師佛法會圖壁畫|Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
仏涅槃図|Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan-zu)
金剛界曼荼羅諸尊図像|Scroll of Deities of the Diamond World Mandala
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元 王振鵬 維摩不二圖 卷|Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality
聖徳太子絵伝図|Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku (Shōtoku Taishi e-den)
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明 佚名 羅漢圖 軸|The Arhat Vajraputra
아미타삼존도 고려|阿彌陀三尊圖 高麗|Amitabha triad
春日若宮曼荼羅|Mandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara)
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熊野曼茶羅図|Mandala of Kumano Shrine
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석가삼존도 조선|釋迦三尊圖 朝鮮|Shakyamuni triad
白衣観音図|White-robed Kannon
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극락에서 설법하는 아미타불 조선|阿彌陀極樂會圖 朝鮮|Amitabha Buddha’s assembly in the Western Paradise
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明 佚名 釋教三尊曼陀羅圖 軸|Mandala of Vajradhara, Manjushri and Sadakshari -Lokeshvara
高野四所明神像|The Four Deities of Mount Kōya
当麻曼荼羅図|Taima Mandala
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작자미상 수월관음도 고려|作者未詳 水月觀音圖 高麗|Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara
『図像抄』〈十巻抄〉明王部諸尊|Iconographic Drawings of the Five Kings of Wisdom (Myōō-bu shoson)
南宋 金處士 十王圖 軸|Ten Kings of Hell
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明 /清 佚名 李公麟 偽款 龍王請齋圖 卷|Buddhist luohans crossing the sea to the palace of the dragon king
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『過去現在絵因果経』 断簡 (松永本)|The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)
大威徳明王|Daiitoku Myōō
請雨経曼荼羅図像|Iconographic Drawing of a Rainmaking Mandala
般若菩薩曼荼羅図|Mandala of the Bodhisattva Hannya (Prajnaparamita)
龍湫周沢写 不動明王二童子像|Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants
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白衣観音図|White-Robed Kannon
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수월관음도 고려|水月觀音圖 高麗|Water-moon Avalokiteshvara
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釈迦如来像|Shaka Nyorai
釈迦降魔図|Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons
元 佚名 釋迦三尊圖 軸|Shakyamuni coming down from the mountains
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八字文殊曼荼羅図|Mandala of the Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) of the Eight Syllables
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明/清 佚名 揭缽圖 卷|Raising the Alms-Bowl
春日宮曼荼羅 (Kasuga miya mandara)|Mandala of Kasuga Shrine
當麻曼荼羅図 |Taima Mandala
五髻文殊菩薩像|The Bodhisattva Monju (Manjushri) with Five Topknots
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伝託磨為遠筆 月光菩薩像 「金胎仏画帖」断簡|Gakkō Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas” (“Kontai butsugajō”)
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仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
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当麻曼荼羅|Taima Mandala
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拾遺古徳伝絵断簡|Illustrated Biography of Hōnen (Shūikotokūden-e)
金剛夜叉明王|Kongōyasha Myōō
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釈迦三尊十大弟子像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and the Ten Great Disciples
仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
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大般若経(中尊寺経)|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō), from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)
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愛染明王像|Aizen Myōō
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龍湫周沢写 不動明王二童子像|Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants
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迎接曼荼羅図|Descent and Return of Amida to Western Paradise with a Believer's Soul (Gōshō mandara)
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旧山宗英像|Portrait of Kyūzan Sōei
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慈恩大師像|Portrait of Jion Daishi (Guiji)
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集一切福徳三昧経.|Illustrated Frontispiece to the Sutra of Enlightenment through the Accumulation of Merit and Virtue, the So-called Jingoji Sutra
十一面観音来迎図|Descent of Eleven-Headed Kannon
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真言諸尊図像抄|Scroll from the Compendium of Iconographic Drawings (Zuzōshō)
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八字文殊菩薩像|Monju Bosatsu with Eight Sacred Sanskrit Syllables
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南宋 佚名 阿彌陀佛圖 軸|Buddha Amitabha Descending from His Pure Land
愛染曼荼羅図像 (Aizen mandara zuzō)|Iconographical Drawing of the Mandala of the Wisdom King Aizen
아미타불과 지장보살도 고려|阿彌陀佛・地藏菩薩圖 高麗|Amitabha and Kshitigarba
天部諸尊図像抄|Scroll 9 of Collected Iconography (Zuzōshō): Ten (Devas)
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阿弥陀二十五菩薩来迎図|Welcoming Descent of Amida Buddha and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas
「提婆達多品」 「安楽行品」 『(法華経)』|Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14
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『妙法蓮華経』 「提婆達多品第十二」|“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)
阿弥陀聖衆来迎図 |Welcoming Descent of Amida and Bodhisattvas
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羅漢図(十六羅漢図の内)|Arhat from a series of sixteen Arhats
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仏伝図|Scene from the Life of the Buddha
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『妙法蓮華経』 「薬草喩品第五」の内|“Parable of the Medicinal Herbs,” Chapter 5 of the Lotus Sutra
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大精進菩薩図像 (「金胎仏画帖」より)|Daishōjin Bosatsu, from “Album of Buddhist Deities from the Diamond World and Womb World Mandalas”
十三仏図大津絵|Ōtsu-e of Thirteen Buddhist Deities
元 李堯夫,一山一寧題贊 達摩渡江圖 軸|Bodhidharma crossing the Yangzi River on a reed
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大般若経(中尊寺経)|Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō)
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明 佚名 禮佛圖 軸|Shakyamuni with luohan, heavenly king, and boys
風外慧薫筆 達磨図|Portrait of Daruma
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地蔵来迎図|Welcoming Descent of Jizō
南宋 佚名 阿彌陀佛圖 軸|Buddha Amitabha Descending from his Pure Land
春日鹿曼荼羅 (Kasuga shika mandara)|Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine
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唐/五代 菩薩圖|Banner with Bodhisattva, possibly Mahamayuri
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明 佚名 觀音羅漢圖 扇|Guanyin and the sixteen luohans
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『妙法蓮華経』 「観世音菩薩普門品」|“Universal Gateway,” Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra
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山王本地仏曼荼羅|Mandala of the Sannō Shrine Deities
一字金輪曼荼羅|Mandala of the One-Syllable Golden Wheel
十一面観音影向図|Eleven-Headed Kannon on Mount Fudaraku
清 佚名 倣石濤 十六羅漢圖 卷|(Copy after) The Sixteen Luohans
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龍湫周沢写 不動明王二童子像|Fudō Myōō and Two Attendants
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明 佚名 全室宗泐題贊 白衣觀音圖 軸|White-Robed Guanyin
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達磨図 (Daruma zu)|Bodhidharma (Daruma)
明 陳洪綬 準提佛母法像圖 軸|Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother
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羅漢図 (十六羅漢図の内)|Arhats
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明 吳彬 十六羅漢圖 卷|The Sixteen Luohans
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