Buddhism – The Buddha
The first Buddha was found in the 12th century in a deep pit in China. Not till many years after was it that they determined the Buddha’s were over six hundred years old. This might stand as justification for the true origins and how far this religion dates back.
The reason for choosing a Buddha to draw was simple; it is what comes to ones mind when thinking about Buddhism. However, not all know the true meaning behind a Buddha. Interestingly enough, there is much more to the simple Buddha than one might realize. In fact, every little piece of a Buddha represents an aspect of the Buddhist religion.
Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is the spiritual teacher from ancient India. He is the one responsible for bringing Buddhism to Northern India and introducing it to become a worldwide religion. However, what is Gautama Buddha remembered through today? That’s simple, once you look at a Buddha, you should instantly think of him.
Every Buddha that you ever might see, you are looking at Gautama Buddha. More importantly however, it represents the “Enlightened one”. The “Enlightened one”, being the idol of all Buddhists; to follow with complete truth, the “Four Noble Truths, and the “Eight Fold Path”.
When you look at a Buddha, you notice that it might not seem happy or sad; instead, it seems neutral, careless almost. This is because the Buddha also symbolizes the Buddhist belief system; that Buddhism is so heavily concentrated on and concerned about the system of suffering.
Something that is also very unique this particular painting is the skin “texture”. The skin is very smooth, representing a nirvana-like state. This state is when one individual has succeeded in following the eight-fold path, and the four noble truths. All Buddhist strive to do this, however, some are never able to. In this case, the Buddha represents what all wish to be; almost like their motivation.
