Enlightenment - Buddha

Buddha was born into a royal family in the village of Lumbini. By finding the path to enlightenment, Siddhartha was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of enlightenment and became known as the Buddha. One day, after growing up, marrying and having a child, Siddhartha went outside the royal enclosure where he lived. When he went outside he saw, each for the first time, an old man, a sick man, and a corpse. This greatly disturbed him, and he learned that sickness, age, and death were the inevitable fate of human beings-a fate no one could avoid. Siddhartha had also seen a monk, and he decided this was a sign that he should leave his protected royal life and live as a homeless holy man. He left the palace secretly and set off alone into the forest. Over the next six years, he met many talented meditation teachers. Always he found that they showed him mind's potential but not mind itself.

Finally, at a place called Bodhgaya, the future Buddha decided to remain in meditation until he knew the mind's true nature and could benefit all beings. After spending six days and nights cutting through mind's most subtle obstacles, he reached enlightenment on the full moon morning of may, a week before he turned thirty-five. After his enlightenment, Buddha traveled on foot throughout northern India. He taught constantly for forty-five years. People of all castes and professions, from kings to courtesans, were drawn to him. He answered their questions, always pointing towards that which is ultimately real.

This Madhubani painting is made on cartridge sheet with black pen and acrylic colors

Size: 15.50×11.00 Inch

Thanks and have a blessed day

Rohini