Proposal to set an Asian record for the person who created the collection of 1,129 paintings of Bodhidharma

After establishing the Vietnam Record in 2023, the collection of 1,129 Bodhidharma paintings is being submitted to the Asia Records Organization to request confirmation of establishing an Asian Record.

Venerable Thich Vien Thanh - Abbot of Van Hanh Zen Monastery (Lam Vien Ward - Da Lat, Lam Dong Province), said: The collection of 1,129 paintings of Bodhidharma drawn by him, which had set a Vietnamese Record in 2023, is now submitting the dossier to the Asia Record Organization so that this organization can recognize the record of Venerable Thich Vien Thanh as the person who made the most oil paintings of Bodhidharma on canvas to display in temples in Asia.

According to Venerable Thich Vien Thanh, he began drawing Bodhidharma, a Zen master with extraordinary thoughts, in 2012. The image of Bodhidharma carrying a single sandal around the world to spread the Dharma is very famous and familiar in Eastern countries, including Vietnam.

For a monk like Venerable Thich Vien Thanh, he considers drawing the Patriarch Bodhidharma as a form of practice. Practicing Zen and practicing Zen through the beauty of visual arts.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/de-nghi-xac-lap-ky-luc-chau-a-cho-nguoi-thuc-hien-bo-suu-tap-1-129-buc-tranh-ve-bo-de-dat-ma-382171.html