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2001-2002
67x93cm., (26,4x36,6 inches)
canvas,
mineral colors, gold
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Buddha Shakyamuni and two
Bodhisattvas: Maitreya and Manjushri
In the very center of the painting it glorifies
the image of Shakyamuni and two great bodhisattvas Maitreya and
Manjushri.
"Shakyamuni is the Buddha of our historical period. To understand
the omnipresence of his icon in Tibetan culture, we must understand
what "Buddha" (T. sangs-rgyas) means to the believers. A
Buddha is a being -both human and divine, either male or female-who
has "awakened" (sangs) from the sleep of ignorance and has
purified all evil, a being who has "expanded" (rgyas)
limitlessly the power of his or her compassion and accomplished all
goodness. A Buddha is a form of life that has achieved the highest
evolutionary perfection possible. He or she is perfect wisdom (the
experience of the exact nature of reality) and perfect compassion
(the embodiment of the will to others' happiness). Buddhahood
transcends suffering and death and incorporates the perfected
abilities to experience and communicate happiness to all living
beings.
from "Wisdom and Compassion" the Sacred art of Tibet
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