JIE XU

Relevant Conception：Taoism’s freedom & Buddhism’s Mercy

We choose “protection” out of two considerations:
one is the mercy upon the protected;
the other is the guiltiness about human’s selfishness.

Chuang-Tzu*:
Nature has spectacular beauty but never boasts.
Bird is the sign of the forest,
and there’s no better place than the forest for them to live in.
Thus, it is not my priority to seek a certain form or its function.

Just like a sculpture at a certain place,
I make a nest for anyone who’d like to live in.

out of consideration of nature concervation and humanism,
following Master Hong Yi*,
who created the painting album Protection of Life,
I name it “Nest Protecting Life”
to let people cultivate their compassion and mercy upon life.

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*Chuang-Tzu

A famous anciant chinese taoist philosopher.
He greatly influenced the history of China.

*Protection of Life
The painting album of cartoon series,produced by
Master Hong Yi, a famous Buddhist in the early 20th century,
and his student Feng Zikai, whose gist is to publicize benevolence
of Buddha Dharma and the thoughts of stoping killing and protecting life.