Artist: Yuri Elperin

Beginning of Endless Knot

无尽结的开始

sculpture/painting

60 x 40 x 5 inches

2024

The endless knot in Buddhism is one of the eight auspicious symbols and represents several profound concepts, including the interconnectedness of all things, the cyclical nature of life and death, the law of cause and effect, and the eternal wisdom and compassion of the Buddha. Its design, with no beginning or end, is a powerful metaphor for timeless concepts like wisdom and compassion, and the interconnectedness of worldly matters and religious thought.

佛教中的无尽结是八吉祥之一，象征着诸多深奥的理念，包括万物互联、生死轮回、因果法则以及佛陀永恒的智慧与慈悲。其无始无终的设计，有力地隐喻了智慧与慈悲等永恒的概念，以及世俗事务与宗教思想的相互关联。