Budda Shakyamuni

The Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical Buddha, also known as Siddharta Gautama.

He is sitting in full concentration in the vajra position, the meditative posture with his legs crossed.
He is dressed in the clothes of a monk, in his left hand he holds the offering bowl and with his right hand he touches the ground, indicating that the Earth is witness to his experience of having defeated all illusions and reached enlightenment, after weeks of deep concentration under a fig tree in Bodh Gaya.

The Buddha, after enlightenment, decided to spread his doctrine and reached Sarnath where he gave the first teachings, the setting in motion of the Dharma wheel, illustrating the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths.
It speaks in all of three turns of the Dharma Wheel, indicating from the first further levels of teaching.

Through meditation he grasped knowledge, gained liberation from ordinary suffering and overcame all obstacles, fully realizing the enlightened nature that is always present, even in each of us.

Thangka

Original size: approx. 47 cm x 61.5 cm
Technique: mineral and natural pigments on handmade canvas
Completed: February 2018

To the SHOP – BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI