9 posts tagged “dharma tattoos”
Worst Horse reader Erin sends this pic of her new tattoo:
Here is another practice tattoo I just got.
It is the Dharma Wheel, I got it to remind me of the Noble Eightfold Path. The artist is Conan Lea.
Thanks for sending it, Erin -- it's gorgeous. (And so is Lea's other work!)
Here is another practice tattoo I just got.
It is the Dharma Wheel, I got it to remind me of the Noble Eightfold Path. The artist is Conan Lea.
Thanks for sending it, Erin -- it's gorgeous. (And so is Lea's other work!)
Here our latest Buddhism-inspired tattoos, sent as always by a reader:
Hi, I'm Gary from the UK and I noticed the features you have as regarding tattoos relating to Buddhism.
I have two so far, one on either bicep. On my left arm I have what is basically a half sleeve Koi, representing the courage to battle adversity and to attain one's goals against the flow of the tide, so to speak.
On my right arm I have an image of Samantabhadra, the Bodhisattva of Practice and compassion.
Both provide a certain inspiration and reminder of fundamental values that many of us implement each day.
Koi done by Jerry at Positive Vibrations, Albufeira, Portugal (six hour sitting)
Samantabhadra done by Sjef (www.chefdetattoo.nl), Albufeira, Portugal (8 hour sitting).
Thanks to reader DB, who sends this shot of his dharma / practice tattoo. He writes:
You'll find attached an image showing my Heart Sutra tattoo. It can be read "Form is Emptiness" and also "Emptiness is Form" since it's circular and therefore recursive. I wanted it plain and unadorned and that's exactly what I got.
It comes from Pain and Wonder in Athens, Georgia.
Thanks, DB!
You'll find attached an image showing my Heart Sutra tattoo. It can be read "Form is Emptiness" and also "Emptiness is Form" since it's circular and therefore recursive. I wanted it plain and unadorned and that's exactly what I got.
It comes from Pain and Wonder in Athens, Georgia.
Thanks, DB!
Thanks to reader Erin who sends on this shot of her gorgeous Buddha tattoo. She writes:
Thanks for sending it, Erin.
You'll find plenty more practice tattoos not just on this blog, but in the Body Vows archives. Just check the "Graze" section on the bottom of the homepage.
Here is my "practice" tattoo. It is a Buddha face with cherry blossoms by
Michele Wortman.
I chose the Buddha because the image always helps me stay focused. I am an Anthropology/Religion major and Buddhism has always been something I related to. I have been getting tattooed for about 10 years now, and had always wanted a Buddhist tattoo. Michele and I wanted to have the strong Buddha image but soften it a bit to fit with the style we both love.
I chose the Buddha because the image always helps me stay focused. I am an Anthropology/Religion major and Buddhism has always been something I related to. I have been getting tattooed for about 10 years now, and had always wanted a Buddhist tattoo. Michele and I wanted to have the strong Buddha image but soften it a bit to fit with the style we both love.
Thanks!
Erin
Thanks for sending it, Erin.
You'll find plenty more practice tattoos not just on this blog, but in the Body Vows archives. Just check the "Graze" section on the bottom of the homepage.
Thanks to reader Aleathia, who sent this gorgeous shot of a dharma tattoo she got.
She writes:
She writes:
I had wanted this tattoo for 10 years, had thought of it often. I
took vows 10 years ago but in the last 5 years my practice has slipped after the
birth of a child. So, I got this on my left knee and an OM on the right
knee. They are both in spots where my hands rest for meditation. It
is in spot that reminds me to practice more often.
Thanks, Aleathia. Looks like it was worth the wait.
Thanks, Aleathia. Looks like it was worth the wait.
They used to say that if you were parodied in Mad magazine, you'd made it. These days, not so much.
But if someone gets a tattoo of you (or your work), then maybe so.
So the Horse was rather pleased to see this photo of a tattoo of a piece by Dolla -- one of his "Dolla Lama" images.
Sweet. In a way, we wish we'd thought of it first.
By the way: if you haven't, be sure to check out our Dolla interview, here. Dolla rules.
But if someone gets a tattoo of you (or your work), then maybe so.
So the Horse was rather pleased to see this photo of a tattoo of a piece by Dolla -- one of his "Dolla Lama" images.
Sweet. In a way, we wish we'd thought of it first.
By the way: if you haven't, be sure to check out our Dolla interview, here. Dolla rules.
Thanks to reader Scott who sent this pic of his tattoo, and the following explanation:
I had this tattoo of a dharma wheel done about 2 and half years ago for a lot of reasons. Mostly to make a very visible representation of my path in a very visible place. I have tattoos on both my biceps, but those are easy enough to cover up and even I forget I have them
at times.
But this one is always there, right in front of me, a constant reminder. And a good conversation piece when I meet new people who are quick to ask what it is, what it represents, etc.
I have been thinking of having one of my tattoos covered over (it's the "eighteen-year-old-what-was-I-thinking" tattoo) and possibly having a sleeve done of various Buddhist images. The Worst Horse has given me some great ideas!
Thanks, Scott!
I had this tattoo of a dharma wheel done about 2 and half years ago for a lot of reasons. Mostly to make a very visible representation of my path in a very visible place. I have tattoos on both my biceps, but those are easy enough to cover up and even I forget I have them
at times.
But this one is always there, right in front of me, a constant reminder. And a good conversation piece when I meet new people who are quick to ask what it is, what it represents, etc.
I have been thinking of having one of my tattoos covered over (it's the "eighteen-year-old-what-was-I-thinking" tattoo) and possibly having a sleeve done of various Buddhist images. The Worst Horse has given me some great ideas!
Thanks, Scott!
This one also appeared in the current issue of Skin Art. (See previous entry.)
It's an Avalokitesvara/Chenrezig/Kanzeon/Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess who "hears the cries of the world" -- the Goddess of Compassion.
It's beautifully done, what with its colors, its radiant blue lotus and dharma wheel.
Yeah, we're a little jealous.
The artist is Marco Serio of Invisible NYC in, of course, NYC.
It's an Avalokitesvara/Chenrezig/Kanzeon/Kuan Yin, the Buddhist goddess who "hears the cries of the world" -- the Goddess of Compassion.
It's beautifully done, what with its colors, its radiant blue lotus and dharma wheel.
Yeah, we're a little jealous.
The artist is Marco Serio of Invisible NYC in, of course, NYC.
Buddhist-themed tattoos show up in tattoo magazines all the time. There's no way we could find or post them all.
But here's one of two that, for example, showed up in the current issue of Skin Art (#115).
This one, a green Buddha, is credited to Joe Waulken of All or Nothing in Atlanta, Georgia.
That's one big boy of a piece of work.
But here's one of two that, for example, showed up in the current issue of Skin Art (#115).
This one, a green Buddha, is credited to Joe Waulken of All or Nothing in Atlanta, Georgia.
That's one big boy of a piece of work.
