Kartika
$1,200.00
Oil and tempera grassa painting on 12 x 12 board
Kartika - “knife of the Dakinis”
“The traditional interpretation of the hook in Tibetan Buddhist imagery is that of the hook of compassion. It is the hook which pulls beings out of the cycles of transmigration. The hooked crescent-shaped knife of the dakini with its vajra handle pulls one forth from suffering, chops up the ego-centred self and is guided by the diamond clarity of the vajra.”
