About Our Logo
The Story of Buddhi-Chawala Emblem
The Buddhi-Chawala
emblem which is the iconic emblem of www.meditation101.org was originally
designed by Pirajak Suwapatdecha (formerly Pittaya Tisuthiwongse) and graphically
computerised by Mr. Sarawut, a professional Thai graphic designer.
The emblem
resembles the ‘fire ball of omniscience’ which Theravadian Buddhist artisans
usually add to the top of Buddha statues to symbolise the Lord Buddha’s
outstanding wisdom and omniscience power.
In addition
to the shape of a fireball, Pirajak adds the swirl in the middle which looks
like the rare clockwise encircling of the conch, one of the eight sacred
symbols of Tibetan Buddhism.
Also, the
clockwise swirling from outside towards the middle connotes ‘the righteousness’
of wisdom, morality, and concentration which altogether lead to ‘the middle
way’ in term of Vijja Meditation.
Moreover, the
swirling represents the Lord Buddha’s insignia hair line which normally appears
on the forehead of every Lord Buddha as the symbol of grace.
Formerly, the
Buddhi-Chawala Emblem was the personal emblem of Pirajak, but after he built
the www.meditation101.org, he decided to make Buddhi-Chawala Emblem the formal logo
of his website in order to connote the work and mission in sharing the
knowledge and wisdom from Vijja Meditation and Dhamma practice to people of the
world as non-profit activities.
By Pirajak T. Suwapatdecha
14 March 2020
