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Why did early Buddhist believe portraying buddha in art was impossible?
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∙ 11y ago
Buddha was impossible to portray because his radiance was too blindingly brilliant, and it made it impossible for an artist to accurately see his features or even his outline.
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During Buddha's lifetime, two Kings, Utayana and Bimbisara, used to exchange gifts. King Utayana gave King Bimbisara a priceless gem. Bimbisara wanted to have an image of the Buddha painted on cloth to give in return. After receiving the consent of the Buddha, Bimbisara sent his court artists to paint Buddha Shakyamuni's portrait. When artists looked upon the Buddha, however, they were so blinded by his radiance and so filled with wonder that they were unable to draw make out his features or even his outline. Then the Buddha led one of the artists to a clear pool and told him to paint his likeness from the reflection in the water. This the artist did, surrounding the portrait with images of the twelve links of dependent origination and with religious advice given by Buddha. King Utayana was greatly moved by this gift. That day, he prayed and meditated on the symbols of the twelve links, and he attained the path of seeing. As aresult, this style of painting came to be known as 'The image of the Sage taken from the water' (Chu-len-ma).
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∙ 11y agoHe had passed to nirvana
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