Typhoon Kujira
2008
Mixed Media on Canvas
120cm x 180cm - 48 inches x 72 inches
Here
we see the eye of a whale, symbol of the great mother of the oceans, transforming
into a giant typhoon off the Japanese coastline. This is an obvious observation
pertaining to the law of karma.While the Japanese people and culture represent
one aspect of the beauty of human development, their blind spot regarding
the concensus of the vast majority of humanity to cease whaling can only
lead to trouble from the ocean. In the lower left of the painting is the
image of the Daibutsu {Big Buddha}in Kamakura. This Buddha, the Amida {Infinite
Light} Nyorai is one of the oldest savior figures in Japanese Buddhism.
The Amida faith is concerned primarily with the life to come {Paradise}We
can only hope that the Souls of all the slaughtered whales ascend to this
realm after death . In the bottom right of the painting is the image of
Miroku Bosatsu {the Buddha of the future} from the 7th century, in the
Chuuguuji Temple of Nara.This Bodhisattva being will come to save all beings
in the world, with a mind of Compassion. May this Buddha arrive sooner
rather than later and shine his light into the hearts , minds and souls
of the Japanese people, to end the slaughter of the whales. Realising Shinto
and Buddhism have had such a profound affect on the mind of the Japanese
peoples, one can only pray that the law of Karma from the ocean sweeps
over the Japanese coastline a little more gently than the Japanese whaling
fleets have been treating the Kujiras {Whales}.
