This piece contains an extract of The Dhāraṇī “Vanquishing Constraints of Body, Speech and Mind” is a Buddhist protective and purifying prayer concerned with overcoming the obstacles that bind our physical actions, speech, and mind. These three body, speech, and mind represent the entirety of how we experience and engage with the world. Through the recitation and contemplation of the dhāraṇī, harmful influences, obscurations, and conditions that restrict these three aspects of being are pacified. Its deeper meaning points beyond protection alone: by freeing body, speech, and mind from their habitual constraints, the practitioner creates the conditions for clarity, wholesome action, and the unfolding of awakened awareness.
You can read the full version here.
I’ve used a sheet of exquisite Khadi Rag Paper made in Karnataka, South India from 100% cotton rag. The rags are pulped in a Hollander beater. Neutral pH internal size is added at this stage. Khadi rag papers are the only handmade papers in India made with neutral pH size and are the only ones that are genuinely acid free.
Frame not included.
Size: 30″ x 20″
Medium: Calligraphy Pen
Please note that each work is made to order which makes each one unique. Your piece could show some slight variation from the one which is pictured here.
