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A Noble Realization

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This is a painting on canvas I did about 3 years ago which I donated to the Oregon Buddhist Vihara, a Buddhist temple located in Hillsboro, Oregon.

The bottom of the painting has crushed sapphires embedded in the waves.

As the story goes the man who became known as the Buddha was once a prince who was overwhelmed by the suffering of the world. At the age of twenty-nine he ventured off into the mountains, giving up his wealth, in search of an answer to the inescapable flood of suffering. After six years living as an ascetic in the mountains, he left the small group of monks he was apart of and ventured off alone, since he quest thus far had left him still feeling unfulfilled.

Naked and malnourished he bent down by a river to get a drink. A woman doing laundry saw him and took pity on him giving him a yellow sheet to cover his body and a bowl of milk rice. He then took a seat underneath the Bodhi tree and were he sat for seven weeks or 49 days during which time he gained enlightenment or nirvana(which means "No, Lust"). It's said that at the time of his enlightenment that all of his sorrow fell from him like water from a leaf during a heavy rain.

This painting "A Noble Realization" was meant to portray the moment of the Buddha's enlightenment. The darker color at the bottom(representing his sufferings) falling away giving way to the light of his newly achieved state(nirvana or nibbana).
Image size
3360x3360px 5.76 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
May 11, 2010, 9:19:57 PM
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LizanaBee's avatar
Stunning. Thank you for the information, as well. :)

It's wonderful that you were able to donate it to a temple--I'm sure they were most grateful for your work. It seems, to me, that Oregon is the place to go for the dharma-community!