Shi Jin-Hua
Document: 16 9/16 × 11 11/16 in. (42 × 29.7 cm)
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I went to a friend’s hospital to have my blood drawn, collected it in test tubes, and transported it back to my studio in an ice box. While continuously chanting the name of "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva," I began the practice of Cankrama (walking meditation). First, I added water to an inkstone to grind a cinnabar ink stick, blending the cinnabar powder with my blood and water. Depending on the consistency, I dipped my brush into the prepared pigment and began "walking" the brush in horizontal circles, starting from the upper-left corner of the paper and moving toward the right. Upon reaching the right edge, I descended by one row and moved from right to left. I continued this back-and-forth "Pen Walking" until the entire surface of the paper was filled. Throughout this entire process, I remained in a state of constant recitation, taking refuge in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
This form of Cankrama, or walking meditation, is performed through the invocation of the Bodhisattva’s name and the act of "Pen Walking" with blood and cinnabar. The eyes observe the traces of the brushstrokes; the mouth recites the sounds of refuge; the heart bows in reverence to the Bodhisattva’s profound vows.
到朋友醫院處抽血，裝入試管，以冰桶帶回工作室。持續誦唸「南無地藏王菩薩」，開始經行，先在硯台裡加水研磨硃砂墨條，還將硃砂粉與血液、水調勻，視情況以毛筆沾調適當濃度的顏料，自紙張的左上方開始向右書寫「南無地藏王菩薩」七字，走筆至右邊盡頭時，下降一格，自右向左走，如此左右來回走筆，走滿紙張後，在之前的筆跡上繼續重疊書寫，直到這片書寫能夠顯現多重的時空層次及美感時，停止書寫經行。整個過程持續誦唸皈依地藏王菩薩。
這裡的經行或行禪，是以持名號、毛筆走畫血液、硃砂進行的。眼，看著走筆的筆觸；口，唸著皈依菩薩的聲音；心，敬伏皈依菩薩的行願。
展覽
2022 A Drop of Water from Caoxi: Shi Jin-Hua—2022 Buddha’s Birthday Exhibition, Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan2022「曹溪一滴•石晉華— 慶祝 2022 國定佛誕節特展」，佛光緣美術館 總館，高雄，臺灣