{"product_id":"500-arhats-294","title":"Five Hundred Arhats No.294 · The Venerable Who Tames the Dragon King | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Zen Buddhist Figure Painting | 100×50cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive Hundred Arhats · No.294 The Venerable Who Tames the Dragon King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Who tames the dragon king' means converting and subduing the nāga king through the power of true Dharma, making him abandon pride and take refuge in the three jewels; great as the nāga's power is, it is ultimately tamed by the Buddha's teaching; the name marks one who subdues nāgas through Dharma, sovereign in spiritual power. The venerable makes a pressing or gathering gesture with a calm look, possessing the steadiness of taming nāgas through Dharma, converting their pride, leading them to the true path, subduing the stubborn through the power of true Dharma.\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":47410931237052,"sku":"TCArhats294","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/6291\/0652\/files\/TCArhats294--100x50cm-4.5.jpg?v=1788610995","url":"https:\/\/treascol.com\/en\/products\/500-arhats-294","provider":"Treasure Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}