I was given the oppertunity to illustrate "the Dhammapada" one of the most significant buddhist scripttures. I made 27 ink drawings for the book one for each chapter. 

Verse 82: Like a lake which is deep, clear and calm, the wise after listening to the Teaching (Dhamma) become serene.

Verse 183: Not to do evil, to cultivate merit, to purify one's mind - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.

Verse 11: They take untruth for truth; they take truth for untruth; such persons can never arrive at the truth, for they hold wrong views.

Verse 149: Like gourds thrown away in autumn are these dove-grey bones; what pleasure is there in seeing them?

Verse 135: As with a stick the cowherd drives his cattle to the pasture, so also, ageing and death drive the life of beings.