#Buddhist art

[jareckiworld]

Grim Park — My Road (korean traditional paint, acrylic on silk, 2022)

[miamaimania]

fully Crafted Consciousness - Nam June Paik's Reclining Buddha (1994)

[lionofchaeronea]

The Moon through a Crumbling Window (Bodhidharma), woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, 1887

[poligraf]

« Eleven-Headed Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara » [Unidentified Artist]

[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted image of the wrathful deity Kongō Yasha Myōō (金剛夜叉明王) dating to the 9th century at the Lecture Hall of Tōji Temple (東寺) in Kyoto

Image from "東寺の明王像" [Images of Myōō at Tōji] published by 東寺宝物館 [Tōji Treasure Museum], 1993, page 27

[chinesehanfu]

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese immortal Hanfu Based On Ming Dynasty Zhengtong ear (1439AD)Fahai Temple Murals

【Historical Artifacts Reference 】:

Ming Dynasty "鬼子母神" in the mural of Fahai Temple in Beijing,China.

【About the "鬼子母神" 】

鬼子母神,also known as Hārītī (Sanskrit),is both a revered goddess and demon, depending on the Buddhist tradition. She is one of the Twenty-Four Protective Deities of Mahayana Buddhism.

In her positive aspects, she is regarded for the protection of children, easy delivery and happy child rearing, while her negative aspects include the belief of her terror towards irresponsible parents and unruly children.

In both Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, she is venerated as a protector deity, but in many folk traditions is often recognized as a female demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents.

In Chinese Buddhism, Hārītī is also known as Hēlìdì (訶利帝) or Hēlìdìmǔ (訶梨帝母). In Chinese tradition, she is one of the Twenty-Four Protective Devas (二十四諸天 Èrshísì zhūtiān), a group of Dharmapalas who are venerated as protectors of Buddhists and the Dharma.Statues of this group (and Hārītī) are often enshrined within the Mahavira Hall in Chinese temples and monasteries.

————————

📸Recreation Work：@粉墨长安古典妆造

🔗 Xiaohongshu:http://xhslink.com/cNP1Hz

————————

[lotussed]

Buddhist votive hanging plaque (Kenan), lotus pond design.

[ryin-silverfish]

Me, staring at the "Nezha is eternally 12/Nezha is often depicted as a kid so he's just a kid and nothing else" crowd: man, have you heard of Child Manjushri a.k.a. Wenshu Tongzi

(This is totally not an excuse for me to find cool statue pictures and talk iconography)

So, here is Bodhisattva Manjushri in his standard "graceful aristocratic prince" form, riding his azure lion. The statue in the picture doesn't have it, but oftentimes, he'll also be holding a flaming sword that symbolizes wisdom's ability to cut through ignorance and delusions.

This is "Holy Old Monk Manjushri", a variant that I came across a few times while temple-touring, but couldn't find many good online pictures of. It seemed like a thing that was popular around Mt. Wutai, based on the "Buddha-palita met Old Man Manjushri" tale. Sometimes his BFF Samantabhadra is depicted as an old man too, for matching purposes.

And this is Child Manjushri, with his five hair buns, often worshipped in an esoteric context. On Mt. Wutai, there are five major temples atop five peaks, each worshipping a different form of Manjushri, and the "middle peak" temple has a Child Manjushri in their main hall. Like, it's far from the most common variant, but neither is it this super obscure form that no longer enjoys active worship.

Lastly, just for fun: this is Yamantaka, a guardian deity/Wisdom King, who, in Tibetan Buddhism, is believed to be Manjushri's wrathful form.

If you wouldn't call Manjushri "the eternal child Bodhisattva" just because he has a child form, why would you say Nezha is an eternal child when he, too, has both child and adult forms?

Even though Nezha's child form is vastly more popular and well-known than Child Manjushri, I think my point still stands: A deity is capable of having multiple manifestations, of varying ages and appearances, each fulfilling a particular function and niche——none of which is the "One True Form TM", just different clothes they wear based on occasions and audiences.

To stretch the analogy a little, Manjushri's child form is the formal dress he puts on before attending a religious event, while Nezha's child form is the lotus T-shirt he wears a lot while appearing on TV, to the point it becomes his most iconic attire.

This doesn't mean he only has a single shirt, for goodness sake, and using his child form as evidence for the "eternal child" claim is like saying Nezha's only allowed to wear that one shirt and nothing else.

[michitakao]

オーダーアート「聖観音様」

従姉妹のララちゃん(@yumikotujii さん)より、お母様(私の叔母様)を見守って下さる聖観音様の絵を、ご依頼頂きました。

ワトソン水彩用紙にアクリル絵の具で描いた聖観音様を、小さな切り株に貼り、グロスバーニッシュで仕上げました。

地模様のある朱赤の布で巾着を作り収め、赤い和紙の箱に入れてお届けしました。

ララちゃん、この度は、素晴らしい制作の機会を賜り、心より感謝申し上げます🙏🙏🙏💕

[tibetanthangkapaintings]

The resting mind and the moving mind are the union of emptiness and luminosity. We perceive differences due to our confusion. Stillness does not obstruct motion, and motion does not obstruct stillness. They are simply one inseparable entity.

~ Thrangu Rinpoche

[whatevergreen]

A thangka depicting a form of Vajrayogini (?) - Mongolia, 19th century

[jareckiworld]

Irene Chou (Zhou Lüyun, 1924-2011) — Heartbeat [ink and colour on xuan paper, hanging scroll, 1980]

[sh1cho]

relief

[inmyworldblr]

Ceiling paintings in Buddhist temples | Sri Lanka

[void-meditatum]

[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted image of Fudō Myōō (不動明王) among the other four wrathful wisdom kings at Jōrakuin Temple (常楽院) in Han'nō, Saitama Prefecture

Photo by piro, a Twitter account dedicated to Buddhist images, hot springs, and travel