Ten exceptional works of art made with authentic Bodhi leaves from India are awarded today on Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day, to 10 outstanding philanthropists who pledged to each fund 100 eye operations through Anh Sang Tri Tue (Light of Mind) charitable organization to sponsor eye surgery for disadvantaged Vietnamese children.
The art pieces were the first 10 out of 52 combining the holy leaves from Bodhgaya, India with Vietnamese lacquer commissioned by the Vietnam Fine Arts Association and the Vietnam Buddhist Church.
They were on display at the “Bo de Hoa Tam” traveling exhibit September 22-24 at Bat Nha Pagoda in Danang, September 30 to October 2 at Tao Sach Pagoda in Hanoi and from October 8-10 at Xa Loi Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City to coincide with 1,000th Thang Long-Hanoi’s anniversary.
"The 52 pieces represent the weeks in a year," said Nguyen Doan Anh Khoa, exhibit co-organizer and marketing director of BODE Code Business Communications JSC.
“With the hope that through Bo De Hoa Tam, Buddha’s spirit will reach Vietnamese families, especially businessmen – who are under constant personal and professional pressure - and promote their inner peace and mindfulness,” he added.
In 2008 the artists made a pilgrimage to Mahabodhi Pagoda in India's northern Bihar State, where the Buddha is thought to have attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree and a direct descendant of that tree is still worshipped by visitors from all corners of the earth.
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