Mahayana

Biography

Mahayana Buddhism is not a single group but a collection of Buddhist traditions: Zen Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism are all forms of Mahayana Buddhism. It is strongest in Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. ‘Mahayana’ is also the pseudonym of an American artist, well known in his field, who - like Banksy, the graffiti artist now having his work traded for large sums of money - chooses to remain enticingly anonymous. His choice of the word ‘Mahayana’ reflects his passionate interest in Buddhist traditions. His work, beautifully executed on special canvas, is produced at his own pace and can take several years to finalise or complete. Mahayana has been known to revise works many times before settling on the version anyone else is permitted to see. Faces of Buddhas particularly are usually produced by the artist in rough sculptural form prior to being worked as two-dimensional pieces.