day 8

The Monk and The Student

I choose this picture because it's simply elegant, and serene. Everything looks so calm and peaceful except for the guy that looks like he's trying to kill buddha on the top left. The luminescent light looks so beautiful, and telling from the things around him, and From Buddha being in the center of the picture, you can tell that he's a great religious philospher.

The water underneath him seems to be still, and the cherry blossoms falling gradually from above also add to the serenity. This picture has so much color it feels like it's alive. The angels to the sides of buddha must be shielding him from all the evilness, and I ultimately chose this picture because it's perfect for the asian culture that the story is originating from. 

I also think that this represents asian culture itself. Most asians are calm, and quiet. They just mind their own business, and achieve what they need to go. Most asian people aren't violent, and the whole martial arts thing, asians learn an art form called Wushu, which when translated means into english means "Stop War".