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DiaporamaPortrait of Bodhidharma
Zen Buddhism
701
118.0cm x 54.0cm
Hakuin Ekaku (1686 – 1769)
Discover Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769), a pivotal Zen Buddhist monk & artist who revitalized the Rinzai school. Explore his calligraphy, koan paintings, and lasting influence on Japanese art & Western Japonisme. #ZenArt #HakuinEkaku
An influential monk and prolific painter, Hakuin Ekaku made striking and sometimes humorous pictures that played an important role in his teaching. Dozens of half-length portraits of Bodhidharma (Japanese: Daruma), the Indian monk credited with transmitting Zen Buddhist teachings to China in the sixth century, can be dated to the last few decades of the artist’s life. He brushed a variety of different messages on these pictures, perhaps the most common being four Chinese characters conveying a clear lesson: “Look inside yourself to become a buddha.” The inscription on this work, however, is more enigmatic and seemingly incomplete: “No matter how one looks at it . . . ” In his teaching, Hakuin focused on the practice of koan, or paradoxical dialogues that when contemplated may lead to spontaneous awakening.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Bodhidharma
- Artist: Hakuin Ekaku
- Year: 701
- Original dimensions: 118.0cm x 54.0cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Zen Buddhism
- Creative period: Late Period
- Keywords: bodhidharma portrait , traditional japanese , contemplative art
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
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