IAMA Art Museum in San Francisco
Featured Works On View To Shine Like the Sun and Moon, Cultivate Peacefulness by Being Tolerant and Patient A couplet in running hand script style Author and artist: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III https://iamasf.org/exb-hhdcb3/ #Art Museum #Art Museum US #Art Museum San Francisco This work of calligraphy translates as, “To shine like the sun and moon, cultivate peacefulness by being tolerant and patient;” “To last as long as the mountains and rivers, be a benevolent one of virtue.” This couplet was written by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III to masters who learn and practice Buddha Dharma. It encourages those masters to lead well the Buddhist practitioners who follow them. Only by acting in accordance with what is written in this couplet can one becomes a noble person. The meaning of this couplet is as follows: No matter what our circumstances may be, we must always remember to be tolerant and patient under insult and adversity and cultivate our conduct at all times. a...