Moon over Honggu Mountain
The Bodhisattva sits in half-lotus posture, wearing a precious crown and draped in scarves. The robes flow like water, falling naturally.Preaching the Dharma for the benefit of all beings among pure mountain cliffs, it embodies the Buddhist tradition of “practicing meditation in deep mountains and awakening to the Dao in rocky caves.”
Over centuries of weathering, the statue’s originally “protruding ūrṇā” between the brows has transformed into a “sunken dark hollow,” yet its solemn and compassionate demeanor remains visible.
Weathering is not disappearance, but a revelation of essence.The ūrṇā was once a symbol of light, one of the last of the Buddha’s and Bodhisattva’s “Thirty-two Marks.”At its core, it embodies the wisdom of light, pure merit, and the power of teachings.Even in damage, even in the dark night, it still retains the symbolic meaning that “light endures.”
On a moonlit mountain night centuries later, I juxtapose a Yuan Dynasty pagoda carving with a Tang Dynasty brick pagoda.These two sacred relics echo each other under the moon, serving as a surreal link of faith and an important vessel for contemplation and practice,radiating spiritual power and expanding the imagination.
Over centuries of weathering, the statue’s originally “protruding ūrṇā” between the brows has transformed into a “sunken dark hollow,” yet its solemn and compassionate demeanor remains visible.
Weathering is not disappearance, but a revelation of essence.The ūrṇā was once a symbol of light, one of the last of the Buddha’s and Bodhisattva’s “Thirty-two Marks.”At its core, it embodies the wisdom of light, pure merit, and the power of teachings.Even in damage, even in the dark night, it still retains the symbolic meaning that “light endures.”
On a moonlit mountain night centuries later, I juxtapose a Yuan Dynasty pagoda carving with a Tang Dynasty brick pagoda.These two sacred relics echo each other under the moon, serving as a surreal link of faith and an important vessel for contemplation and practice,radiating spiritual power and expanding the imagination.