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In addition to her clothing line, the Master's other big-ticket items are her custom-made lamps and her oil paintings. One wood-and-rice-paper lamp titled "At One With All Creation" is a steal at just $2,160. Ching Hai's paintings can politely be described as interesting. But while her technique may be crude, the thought behind her work is anything but underdeveloped. The painting titled Stone Cave, for example, is described in detail on one of the many Ching Hai Websites that clog the Net: "The cave is our wisdom eye. This painting depicts that supra-worldly light that a bunch of 'big stones' like us perceive during meditation."

The cost of a Supreme Master original oil is as difficult to come by as the paintings themselves. Disciples simply wouldn't name a price. Apparently, if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.