"Peace comes from within" is a tagline for this illustration. A project for celebrating Buddhist's day, Vesak.
Three major historical events are celebrated on Waisak. The first is the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. The second is the acceptance of the divine revelation under the Bodhi tree. And the third is the journey of Siddhartha Gautama to Heaven.
These three big events occur exactly on the Full Moon Purnama Sidhi.
Vesak day is held on the full-moon day, in honour of the Buddha, who is universally acclaimed as one of the greatest benefactors of Humanity. On Vesak Day, temples are decorated with flags and flowers. and for some countries there are lanterns festival and also birds, insects and animals are released by the thousands in what is known as a 'symbolic act of liberation'; of giving freedom to those who are in captivity, imprisoned, or tortured against their will.
I tried to capture the meaning of this Vesak day, by combining nature, lanterns, and the lotus as symbols of the Buddhist.
Uploaded 01 June 2015