Flower Ornament Bamboo Tiles, Wind Prayers, Dedicated To Jizo Bodhisattva

Description

These are my version of Prayer Flags, as miniatures for your altar, window or shelf... Maybe it could also serve as a piece of a travel altar, for you to feel at home wherever you are... and to remember your True Home...

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The Avatamsaka Sutra inspires me in a certain way... I have had visions for years of how to incorporate this in my art...

Since the meaning of its name is The Flower Ornament Sutra, and I love plants and nature, it is natural for me to think of these plants as holding the Essence of the Sutra...

It is said that there are sutras hidden everywhere... so in the wind, the trees, mountains... so in people...

...Not meant to be understood by intellect, but felt, lived and experienced... I sometimes think upon it as rain, pouring down on me and all... blessings...

Together with these Lung-Tas (Wind-Horses, Prayer Flags) will come a little piece from the Avatamsaka Sutra, if you wish. It is totally ok if you wouldn’t want me to send that along, please just let me know if that is so upon ordering. The snippet will be unique and specially chosen for each customer.

Above all I regard my work as meditation, something that directs my mind towards this present moment in all its vastness... towards oneness... and compassion.... and I love everything about doing this work...

Also Jizo is present in this work, as he is everywhere, and these prayers are for the qualities of Jizo... to see them in ourselves and others... compassionate benevolence... working for the good of all...

This is for turning to Jizo, turning to Universe, trust and compassion...

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Six Jizos - For guidance in each of the Six Realms...

Jizo is a Buddhist helper/bodhisattva. He appears in different countries also, such as China and Korea, but is best known in Japan. Jizo is the Japanese name for this being. He is known to be the helper of all beings, but specifically the helper and protector of children, women and travellers.

More about Jizo you can find here:

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/jizo1.shtml


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These bamboo tiles are strung on a waxed cotton string. I have cut out the plant pictures from a vintage flora and for the Jizos I have used charcoal and acrylic paint. The tiles are coated with several layers of Chrystal Lacquer.

Each tile measures approximately 2 x 4 cm.

The listing is for the Wind Prayer Tiles only, other items in the pictures for display.

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The inspiration for this work comes from both Japanese, Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism.

Added on Oct 05, 2009

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