Buddha’s sermon of the Flower by Adrian Montford

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Adrian Montford, Buddha’s sermon of the Flower, Bronze

Adrian Montford, Born 1923, Buddha’s sermon of the Flower Bronze, Signed, Number 1 from an edition of 3, 184 cm high by 91cm wide

Larger than life figurative bronze sculpture of a nude man holding a flower

The Flower Sermon is a Zen Buddhist story about the Buddha giving a wordless sermon to his disciples by holding up a flowerThe sermon is a demonstration of the importance of wordless insight and discovering truth within oneself. 

The story

The Buddha held up a white lotus flower in front of his disciples. The disciples were confused and tried to understand the meaning of the flower. Mahākāśyapa was the only one to understand the sermon and smiled. The Buddha confirmed Mahākāśyapa’s understanding by entrusting him with the “true dharma eye” 

The meaning

The Flower Sermon demonstrates the ineffable nature of tathātā (suchness). Mahākāśyapa’s smile signifies the direct transmission of wisdom without words, The sermon is a moment of mutual recognition between the Buddha and Mahākāśyapa 

The significance

The Flower Sermon is a teaching that emphasizes the importance of wordless insight and discovering truth within oneself. The Flower Sermon is a silent, direct pointing to reality 

Weight 300 kg
Dimensions 91 x 184 (Depth x Width x Height)
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