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The Lankavatara Sutra

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79" x 97" acrylic and enamel on primed bed linen, 2004

in case you're wondering about the title:

"The number of Mahayana (Buddhist) texts is so large that no one can hope to read them all within a single lifetime, so usually Mahayana Buddhists specialize by focusing on just a few texts or sometimes only one text. The Zen school, for example, is said to have originally been based on the transmission of one text, called the Lankavatara Sutra (the full title of which means the introduction of the true dharma into Sri Lanka, a country that had both Theravada and Mahayana branches of Buddhism)." ~ from [link]
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This is gorgeous! I love the variations in the colours. .. I especially like the watery area on the left.. it's really amazing. I love the blue on the right too.. that really pops out. I also like the runs in the black paint.. they make me laugh. I dont know why.. lol..