Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Invocation Of Compassion Painting by Nadja Van Ghelue

Painting: Ink on Paper.

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Invocation Of Compassion

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva is depicted in five semi-cursive characters:

觀自在菩薩, Japanese Kanjizai Bosatsu, Chinese Guānzìzài púsà .

With this calligraphy I want to invoke the compassionate activity of Avalokiteshvara, the great Bodhisattva who promised to free al sentient beings from suffering. I have brushed the name of Kanjizai Bosatsu in large characters, so that the hanging scroll gives you the presence of the enlightened activity that springs forth from this Holy Name.This calligraphy invites you to sit down and to be aware of this Immeasurable Ocean of Virtue.

The five characters Kanjizai Bosatsu, are all the more interesting because they are the first five characters of the Shingyo, the Heart Sutra, the essence of the Buddha’s teaching on emptiness.

Size of the scroll in cm: 246 x 85 x 0,2 cm. The wooden scroll adds 5 cm or 1.96 inches on each side.