Yi Wei Du Jiang - Zisha Sculpture

【一葦渡江】
【製作】曹少傑
【尺寸】高度46 cm
南北朝時，印度人達摩至中國傳揚佛法。梁武帝聞其名，迎入金陵，但觀念不相契合，達摩悄悄北上。途經北江，沒有渡江的工具，遂將一束葦草置於江面，踏躡而渡，至北嶽嵩山少林寺面壁九年。後尊稱禪宗初祖。故中國的禪宗又稱達摩宗，達摩被尊稱為「東土第一代祖師」、達摩祖師的思想，對中華文化產生了很大的影響。
 【寓意】此作品由雕塑家精心設計，結合紫砂特性，採用雙色泥料完美結合，形神兼備，做工細膩，迎風而起的衣衫誇張有質感，瀟灑飄逸，生動地刻畫出了達摩身臨江河波濤之境，無畏無畏，往直前，懼怕前，懼怕前行的精神。當我們心中有目標，有方向時，要堅持內心所向，即便生命如同逆行之旅，哪怕用一根蘆葦做舟，也要勇敢起航，乘風破浪。

【Crossing the River with a Reed】
【Production】 Cao Shaojie
【Size】 Height 46 cm
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Indian Bodhidharma came to China to spread Buddhism. Emperor Wu of Liang heard of his name and welcomed him to Jinling, but their ideas were not in line, so Bodhidharma quietly went north. Passing by the Beijiang River, there was no tool to cross the river, so he placed a bunch of reeds on the river surface, stepped on it and crossed it, and went to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan, the northern mountain, to face the wall for nine years. Later, he was honored as the first ancestor of Zen Buddhism. Therefore, China's Zen Buddhism is also called the Bodhidharma Sect, and Bodhidharma is honored as the "first generation of ancestor in the East". The thoughts of Bodhidharma have had a great influence on Chinese culture.
【Meaning】 This work was carefully designed by the sculptor, combining the characteristics of purple sand, using two-color clay materials to perfectly combine, with both form and spirit, and delicate workmanship. The clothes that rise in the wind are exaggerated and textured, and they are chic and elegant, vividly depicting Bodhidharma's fearless, courageous, and determined spirit in the face of the waves of the river. When we have a goal and direction in our hearts, we must stick to our inner desires. Even if life is like a journey in the opposite direction, even if we use a reed as a boat, we must bravely set sail and ride the wind and waves.