This contemporary painting presents the Buddha in a meditative pose, draped in radiant saffron-orange robes that glow like an inner flame. This vibrant hue is deeply symbolic, representing renunciation, spiritual illumination, and commitment to the Dharma. Monastic robes have historically adopted this color, both for practical reasons (using natural dyes like saffron or turmeric) and as a metaphor for the "light of the Dharma"—illuminating the darkness of ignorance
