HEART OF THE WISE: NAGA MAEDAW

​20 x 14 x 15 in

Porcelain, glaze and oxides, luster

cone 10

2018

In the birth story of Buddha, the Jataka Tales, Naga Maedaw (Naga Queen), Vimala, longed to hear the King’s sage, Vidhura Panditta (the Bodhisatta) speaks. She feigned ill and told the Naga King only Vidhura’s heart could cure her. The story enfolds narrating how the Bodhisatta used his wisdom to save himself.