Amitabha Buddha Seed Syllable: Tibetan Calligraphy Silk Scroll

This is a large silk scroll featuring Hri syllable in Tibetan script handwritten in Japanese ink.

Size of the scroll: 97×30.5 cm or 38×12 inches
Size of the painting: 60×19 cm or 23½ × 7¾ inches

Original painting, not a print. Signed and stamped with stone seals carved by myself. Includes a certificate of authenticity.

ཧྲཱིཿ hri (also hrīḥ) is a Buddhist term translated as "self-respect" or "conscientiousness". It is defined as the attitude of taking earnest care with regard to one's actions and refraining from non-virtuous actions. ཧྲཱིཿ hrīḥ is the seed syllable of Amitābha and so represents the qualities of the Buddha of the western quarter: meditation and compassion. In Tibet it is also associated with Avalokiteśvara or Chenresig. Sometimes hri is included in Om Mani Padme Hum mantra as an unpronounced final syllable.

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