ABOUT

A commission for a tattoo design combining Buddhist and Maori symbology inspired by a dream. I’ve included Koru, a Pikorua, a Muri Paraoa, a Hei Matau, and the silver fern. The Lotus was also necessary, as was the medicine bowl, and I also discovered the flaming sword, for transformation and cutting through illusion. The sword is most commonly asscoiated with Mañjuśrī, the bodhisattva of wisdom. His mantra is believed to enhance wisdom and improve one's skills in debating, memory, writing, and other literary abilities.