After close to a month of inactivity, my wife has picked her Chinese brush pen again (read here about her previous, read maiden, foray) and the result is the following rendition of several famous Buddhist verses condensed from the Diamond Sutra that form the very essence of the Chan School of Buddhism. I don’t suppose I fully grasp the profundity of the verses. Nevertheless I will try to perform an English translation, attempting to preserve the same crispness and conciseness that are the hallmark of Chinese Buddhist writings.If you find the translation cryptic, well, at least you could enjoy the calligraphy. Here it goes.
Deftly combining compassion and wisdom
Brings purity of mind to our inner sanctum.
Seeing through and letting go as embodied in non-attachment
A Bodhi mind and buddhahood shall be our fulfillment.
Brings purity of mind to our inner sanctum.
Seeing through and letting go as embodied in non-attachment
A Bodhi mind and buddhahood shall be our fulfillment.
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