‘Shine upon the sleepless’ presents the moment when I depart under the moon and stars to Bodhgaya where the Buddha achieved enlightenment. The Buddhist pagoda stands with dignity, and up in the sky the moon shines, making the scene a mysterious mirage. The image depicts the particular moment when my body and mind are being shone upon at the holy place. Emerged in a subtle blue atmosphere, the moonlight above the Mahabodhi Padoga is capable of illuminating a millenarian darkness with its sacred silver light. The protagonist stands with the pagoda in a robe, repressing a myriad of thoughts and ideas. She holds a white conch as the sacred instrument in her hand, overwhelmed in the long-lasting conch tunes. As the moonlight washes the dirt away from my body and mind, a lotus silently blooms in my softened heart. Every tree and grass here is witness of earnest prayers and sincere memories of pilgrims throughout the millennium. Thus the moonlight is clear. All lives filled with emotions are no longer humble. Who knows how many people are there that have sensed the limit of darkness at the particular moment, how all distracting thoughts and ideas become Buddha. This moment, a shy child becomes an amiable Buddha.

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