Description
The Wheel of Life is one of the most popular and important paintings within Tibetan Buddhist iconography.
The Wheel of life is commonly painted near entrances to monasteries and temples as a reminder to visitors to check their reasons for entering such sacred sites. The images serves as a foundation for ones's own motivation behind, and ultimately trust in, following the path to enlightenment.
The creation of Buddhist art is regarded as an immensely meritorious act. Only by creating the causes for enlightenment can one achieve one's goal.
By generating merit through drawing and painting sacred images, it is said that the artist creates the causes to perceive countless holy beings, either in meditation, dreams or visions.
Most Buddhist art is based on grids, which were created to train the artist's eye and hand to draw the image as perfectly as humanly possible.
This book, by Andy Weber, is full instruction's which helps the artist to draw and paint the Wheel of Life.