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7.00" x 24.00"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
12.50" x 29.50"
The Straightforward Mind Is The Place Of Enlightenment Framed Print
by Nadja Van Ghelue
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The Straightforward Mind Is The Place Of Enlightenment
These words are attributed to the famous laymen Vimalakirti.
In the Vimalakirti... more
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The Straightforward Mind Is The Place Of Enlightenment
These words are attributed to the famous laymen Vimalakirti.
In the Vimalakirti Sutra a young bodhisattva recounts that one day as he was about to leave the city of Vaisali he met Vimalakirti who was just arriving. He asked him where he was coming from. Vimalakirti answered, "I am coming from the place of enlightenment." The bodhisattva asked him, "From the place of enlightenment? Where is that"? Vimalakirti replied "A straightforward mind is the place of enlightenment ."
I have brushed the Japanese phrase 'Jikishin Kore Dojo' in a semi-cursive and cursive style.
Other possible translations for Jikishin Kore Dojo are:
The Straightforward Mind Is The Place Of Practice
The Straightforward Mind Is The Dojo
The Straightforward Mind Is The Field Of Enlightenment
In his book ' The Platform Sutra, The teaching of Hui-neng', the translator Red Pine remarks that other possible translations for...
About Nadja Van Ghelue
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...
$148.00
Dean Wittle
Congratulations on today's sale!
Kithara Studio
Congratulations on the sale of such fine, profound calligraphy!
Nadja Van Ghelue replied:
Thank you Kithara Studio for your kind words.