Prayer at the blessing hand – Original art – Acrylics on canvas SOLD

The gigantic statue of Buddha from Thailand sits a silent witness to everything going around as monks pay their respects to the enlightened one. The weathered statue forms a beautiful background for the bright saffron robes of the monks that kneel to pray or apply gold leaf to his blessing hands. Thailand and India share religious beliefs such as Hinduism and Buddhism and Thailand of was part of the Chola empire, when the territories stretched far east.