“Offering of Awakening” captures the pivotal moment between Sujata and Gautama, just before his enlightenment. In this luminous painting, Sujata extends a bowl of milk-rice to a weakened Gautama under the Bodhi tree. Her quiet compassion and his cracked, weary visage reflect both human fragility and divine transformation. This act of kindness restored his strength and inspired the Middle Path. The artwork honors Sujata’s humble offering as the turning point that nourished not just a body, but the birth of the Buddha.