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Daily Practice

Explanation: For my daily practice, I will do some image research on one specific buddha figure which is Avalokitesvara. From wikipedia, Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He has 108 avatars. He is variably depicted, described and portrayed in various cultures as either male or female. 

The reason I choose this buddha is in China, each year has an animal assigned to it. There are totally 12 animals(Chinese zodiac) and each year is in a repeating twelve-year cycle. Different Chinese zodiac also has one buddha assigned to it. The animal assigned to me is mouse, and the buddha associated with it is Avalokitesvara. Therefore, I want to do more research on this figure.

The origin of buddhism is from ancient India, but the religion was spread across all around the world. Different cultures borrow the ideology and art of buddhism and combine them with their own cultures. Therefore, the figure of buddha is various. For the daily practice, I will show some  images of Avalokitesvara from different countries or regions. 

Day 1: 

Avalokitesvara figure from Tibet, China: 

In Tibet, Avalokitesvara usually has for arms and the gender is male. He sits on a lotus. He represent the “大悲”(great sorrow) which means he has the heart of helping people leave suffering. Usually the painting art named “唐卡”(thangka) is drew on cotton and silk appliqué in Tibet.

1 thought on “Daily Practice”

  1. This daily practice is not about research of your topic. It is intended to give you space to make something creative like a poem or a drawing every day . So, you could make your own versions of these images, for instance.

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