{"product_id":"500-arhats-181","title":"Five Hundred Arhats No.181 · The Venerable Nāgārjuna | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Hundred Arhats · No.181 The Venerable Nāgārjuna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNāgārjuna (Longshu, also rendered Longmeng) is the founder of the Mahāyāna Madhyamaka school, honored across traditions, who composed the Mūlamadhyamaka-kārikā expounding dependent arising and emptiness of nature; listed among the five hundred arhats, the name signifies profound prajñā, mighty as a great dragon. The venerable has the composed air of a great master; without inventing a separate legend, it conveys his deep wisdom of the middle way that refutes wrong views.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted by Li Zongyi in the freehand Chinese ink (xieyi) tradition, the brushwork is fluent and the ink tones layered from dense to pale, capturing the arhat’s spirit in a few assured strokes. The blank paper itself breathes Zen; figure and spirit are one, blending monastic solemnity with the literati’s ease. Each of the Five Hundred Arhats bears its own name and practice, uniting faith, art and collectibility — an original, non-reproducible hand-painted work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSize: approx. 100×50cm (4.5 square chi) | Traditional hand-painted Chinese ink Zen Buddhist figure painting | On paper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treascol Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410926747836,"sku":"TCArhats181","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/TCArhats181--100x50cm-4.5.jpg?v=1788610761","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en-au\/products\/500-arhats-181","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}