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Dharma artwork by incarcerated people

Dharma artwork by incarcerated people

A hand-made blue blanket with a white lotus in the center.

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A Buddha carved in soap, in front of the base of a large gold Buddha statue.

Buddha carved out of soap.

Three colorful flower arrangements in decorative vases.

Flower Art

Brightly colored painting of snowy mountain range with greenery and a stream in front.

Mountain Range

Colored pencill drawing of a Buddha meditating inside a pagoda surrounded by water.

Drawing of the new Buddhist pagoda and surrounding garden made by the detainees at Steilacoom, WA.

Painting of the Buddha.

The Buddha

Green and blue pastel artwork of Chinese characters.

Chinese for "Dharma Mind," or "Dhammacitta" in Pali, sometimes translated as mindfulness.

Purple and blue pastel artwork of Chinese characters.

Chinese for "Nature," or Prakriti" in Sanskrit.

Colored pencil drawing of Amitabha.

Amitābha

Black and white pencil drawing of a buddha's face.

Buddha's Tears

Black and white drawing of Kuan Yin.

Kuan Yin

Pencil drawing of a man holding prayer beads.

With Prayer Beads

Full color painting of a koi fish and purple lotus in a pond.

Koi in a Lotus Pond

Pen and ink pointillist drawing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Oil painting of a Tibetan lion.

The Lion's Roar

Colored painting of a Buddha.

Shakyamuni Buddha

Colored pencil drawing of Chenresig.

Chenresig

Colored pencil image of Chenrezig.

Chenrezig

Colored pencil drawing of pink flowers on a branch.

Pink Flowers on a Branch

Black and white pencil drawing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Black and white pencil drawing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Black and white pencil drawing of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Full color painting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Full color painting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Full color painting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Black and white pencil drawing of Shakyamuni Buddha.

Shakyamuni Buddha

Black and white drawing of Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Sepia-colored painting of Vajrasattva with consort.

Vajrasattva with consort

Full color painting of White Tara.

White Tara

Venerable Chodron holding a blue and white blanket with a lotus design, hand-made by two incarcerated people.

A comforter two incarcerated people made and offered to Sravasti Abbey.

Incarcerated people

Many incarcerated people from all over the United States correspond with Venerable Chodron. They offer great insights into how they can be of benefit to themselves and others in even the most difficult of situations.

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