The Ascetic Shakyamuni at Baoguang Temple, Chengdu, Sichuan, is a plain gray carved panel showing the Buddha-to-be when he mistakenly thought that mortifying the body would lead to enlightenment--and did so for six years. He later realized that the truth lay in "the Middle Way" between asceticism and the luxury in which he had been raised. ("hand" colored in PhotoShop)
Posted to Reddit et al, May 30, 2025
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