Dec 26, 2023
Thangka Depicting Simhavaktra, Tibet, 18th century:: Painting 39 x 31 cm. (15 ⅜ x 12 ¼ in.)
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“Hey you, expecting results without effort! So sensitive! So long-suffering! You, in the clutches of death, acting like an immortal! Hey, sufferer, you are destroying yourself! Now that you have met with the boat of human life, cross over the mighty river of suffering. Fool, there is no time to sleep! It is hard to catch this boat again.”
— Śāntideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra, Crosby & Skilton tr. (7:13-14)
