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The Guimet Museum in Paris: A Legacy of Asian Art in France
Diving into the Buddhist treasures of the Guimet
Uploaded 18 Oct 2017
From Manga to Monks, Anime to Arhats: Recent Buddhist Themes in the Art of Takashi Murakami
Artistic expressions of ancient spiritual themes to reflect the human condition
Uploaded 15 Apr 2016
Emperors, Lamas, and Silk: the Origin of Fabric <i>Thangkas</i>
Tracing the roots of a sacred Buddhist art form
Uploaded 8 Apr 2016
Connecting Art, Women, and Spirituality, with Lyudmila Klasanova of Sofia University
A Buddhist scholar, artist, and yoga teacher who is committed to living life to the full
Uploaded 15 Jan 2016
The New Ancient Religions Gallery at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
New Ancient Religions gallery draws on pan-Asian Buddhist art traditions
Uploaded 8 Jan 2016
The Faceless Face: The Buddhist Origami of Giang Dinh
Origami has evolved over the last few decades from a Japanese paper craft practiced mostly by children into an international pastime and a sophisticated form of artistic expression. In the last few de
Uploaded 17 Apr 2015
Embracing the Moment: The Buddhist Photography of Alan McArthur
Buddhist Novice Monks, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By Alan McArthur, 2010?. Photograph courtesy of the artist. Of all the artists I have known personally over the years who have featured Buddhist subjects
Uploaded 20 Mar 2015
Zen and the Art of Tea Drinking—an Exhibition at the Freer
There is a painting in the Freer Gallery of Art’s current exhibition, Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan, that beautifully symbolizes the remarkable cultural exchange and synthesis that
Uploaded 18 Feb 2015
Mudra: Understanding the Buddha’s Hands
Detail of the Buddha Amitabha with hands in the meditation gesture, Kotoku-in, Kamakura, Japan. 13th century, bronze. Photograph by Meher McArthur. The hand gestures, or mudra, assumed by figures o
Uploaded 23 Jan 2015
Expressing the Pure Land through Art and Architecture—Chi Lin Nunnery
Four years ago, one of my best friends visited Hong Kong. The first cultural landmark I took him to was Chi Lin Nunnery, which I still believe is the city’s most attractive temple. It was the first ti
Uploaded 16 Jan 2015
<i>Ema</i>: Japan’s Tradition of Votive Prayer Plaques
Visitors to Japan’s shrines and temples cannot miss the hundreds of wooden votive plaques hanging on stands in a reserved area outside on the shrine grounds. On one side of the plaques are prayers ins
Uploaded 12 Dec 2014
Printed Prayers: Japan’s First Woodblock-printed Buddhas
In the main hall of an elegant Pure Land Buddhist temple called Joruri-ji near the city of Nara in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, a row of nine gilded wood figures of the Buddha Amida (Skt. Amitabha) have s
Uploaded 17 Oct 2014
The Light of the Lotus Moon: The Art and Wisdom of Otagaki Rengetsu
“Fluttering Merrily” by Otagaki Rengetsu, Japan, 1840s–50s, calligraphy and painting in ink on paper mounted as a hanging scroll; Private Collection, Switzerland             
Uploaded 19 Sep 2014
Stitching as Meditation in the Pieced-Silk Thangkas of Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Religion and meditation in woven art
Uploaded 22 Aug 2014
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