Our Buddha Nature Is Forever Pure - Hui-neng's Gatha In Semi-cursive Script Wood Print

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This calligraphy shows a gatha composed by the sixth Zen Patriarch Hui-neng about the true essence of our mind. I have rendered it in a soft semi-cursive style.

菩提本無樹
明鏡亦無台
佛性常清浄
何處有塵埃

Englisch translation( by Red Pine from his book The Platform Sutra, The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng)

'Bodhi doesn't have any trees
this mirror doesn't have a stand
our buddha nature is forever pure
where do you get this dust?'

My gallery presents calligraphies and paintings that breathe the spirit of contemporary Chinese and Japanese brush art. The main feature of my art work is to grab the moment of inspiration and express in its fullness with the brush. My medium is ink and natural pigments on rice paper. My primary tool is the flexible Oriental sheep's hair brush. In the calligraphy section you will find artwork brushed in different styles of Japanese calligraphy. The very different calligraphic styles evoke different moods, which you will be able to appreciate yourself by browsing the calligraphy print gallery. The subjects covered in the calligraphy section are mainly related to Zen and Buddhism and martial arts. As for the painting gallery you will find...