Year: 2025
Medium: Ink on Xuan Paper
Measurement: 50 x 50cm (Framed)

This calligraphy piece features the Buddhist text The Inscription on Silent Illumination. The artwork is mounted on a silk brocade background with an elegant blue and gold fan pattern, enhancing its refined aesthetic.

The Inscription on Silent Illumination (默照铭), by 12th-century Chinese Zen master Hongzhi Zhengjue (Caodong/Soto School), outlines "Silent Illumination" (mozhao chan)—a meditation practice merging stillness ("silent") and awareness ("illumination"). Rejecting mental striving, it teaches resting in the mind’s innate awakened state, where tranquility and insight arise spontaneously.. The calligraphy combines traditional and contemporary aesthetics, creating a serene and contemplative atmosphere.