He Lishan (Jim Hardesty)
(American, 1945–2021)
Turn Inward If You Wish to Find Buddha (Hui Xin Ji Shi Fo)
Object Details
Artist
He Lishan (Jim Hardesty)
Date
2000
Medium
Hanging scroll: ink on paper
Dimensions
50 3/8 × 13 7/16 inches (128 × 34.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object
Number
2001.029.003
Local artist Jim Hardesty studied Chinese language, literature and art history at Princeton Universi(…)
Local artist Jim Hardesty studied Chinese language, literature and art history at Princeton University. He later lived in Taiwan, where he studied painting, calligraphy and seal carving under Wang Beiyue. This line sums up the teachings of Chan Buddhism: that the Buddha nature is in all sentient beings.
