Comments on Art in Every Day: Do you know who this is?

That would be Buddha, wouldn't it?

2009-02-28T20:52:00.000-06:00

That would be Buddha, wouldn't it?

I think it's buddha. I say this because of the elo...

2008-10-28T20:18:00.000-05:00

I think it's buddha. I say this because of the elongated earlobes and topknot on his head.

Looks to me like the Buddha Finley waving "Hey Meg...

2008-09-06T02:38:00.000-05:00

Looks to me like the Buddha Finley waving "Hey Megan" at me.

How goes your life?

Almost all of my creative energy is going down the photography road, but wanted to put the camera down long enough to tell you HI!

I believe the figure may be of Amida Buddha, buddh...

2008-07-26T13:17:00.000-05:00

I believe the figure may be of Amida Buddha, buddha of infinite life and light. The standing pose with open palm intrigues people who are used to seeing buddhas sitting or reclining. Personally, I've always associated the upright stance with the message in the story of "Two Rivers and a White Path" (see: http://www.nembutsu.info/hsr2rwp.htm). The figure is a representation common to Pure Land Buddhism, known mainly in the West through the Japanese school (Jodo Shinshu, ref: www.shindharmanet.com). Sorry that I'm not familiar with other Asian schools to explain more about this particular statue.

Hello Cheryl... I don't know anything about the p...

2008-07-22T05:33:00.000-05:00

Hello Cheryl... I don't know anything about the picture, but I want to let you know that I gave you a Brillante Weblog award:) You can stop by and pick it up at my blog... no need to stress over passing it along! xx- carla

Ya got yerself a Burmese Buddha there.The script i...

2008-07-19T14:50:00.000-05:00

Ya got yerself a Burmese Buddha there.

The script is Burmese and he has the markings of Buddha inc. the long earlobes & the top knot. The ascetic robe and mudra are also congruent. Some traditions have various Buddhas, with different meanings, but I don't know if this is so in Burma (Myanmar).

Cheryl, I looked thru some of my research books an...

2008-07-19T09:25:00.000-05:00

Cheryl, I looked thru some of my research books and and the closest I could come up with is Lord Rama. In Indian or Hindu art, the female/male divinities are sometimes hard to distinguish. I think that is cool, the blending of the genders becoming one. Lots of their gods/goddesses move back and forth from male to female and vice versa. Ramayana means the rule of Lord Rama who epitomizes the highest cultivation of all human virtues and their expression in relationships. Ramayana remains a symbol of prosperity, peace and abundance thru out the East.