Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
'A Gift to the Lord Buddha'
By Rajendranath Chakravarty
'O Master, the merchant-prince, Anantha-Pindika, prays that you should accept his hospitality at Savathi': so entrated the disciples.
'Much have I heard of how he brought the great Jetavana grove at Savathi paying for it as much gold as covered the ground, and more have I heard of a monastery he is building therein' said the Enlightened, and journeyed down from Rajagaha.
'What shall I do with grove and monastery?' asked Anatha-Pindika of the Enlightened when He had seen them.
'Bestow them on the Order,- the present one and the future': so replied the Buddha gently.
And Anatha-Pindika knelt before the Buddha and poured water into His hands and so made a gift of grove and monastery to the Order.
A firm resolve: a noble accomplishment: an humble gift.
A theme devoid of shades.
A picture like unto the old frescoes of Ajanta,- bold in line, simple in composition, deep in colour, and clear, though gentle, in contrast.
The artist, Sjt. Chakravarthy, is Headmaster of the Government School of Art, Calcutta. He had his training at the feet of Sjt. Nandalal Bose. For sometime he was art-teacher at the Andhra Jatheeya Kalasala and an esteemed colleague of the Editor, 'Triveni'. This is one of a series of Buddha pictures painted by him.