Within the Darkness

 These two images from my archive speak to the notion of wisdom appearing out of darkness. And to a sense of compassion descending into darkness.

The owl, creature of the night, is an ancient symbol of wisdom.

Kshitigarbha, compassionate Bodhisattva, descends into the deepest hells to offer help to those who find themselves in the darkest place.

Jizo/Kshitigarbha

This iPad drawing was created in about ten minutes in the museum on Mount Koya during my trip to Japan last spring.

And this one is a recent version a year later.