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Realms of the Dharma

May 26, 2025Heather

The Jina Buddha Ratnasambhava, circa 1100-25, from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation.

This exhibition explores Buddhism and Buddhist art around the globe, with a visit to the religion’s origins in India. It then travels through mainland and island Southeast Asia, including the Theravada countries of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, to… Continue reading →

The Arhats: Changnyeongsa Temple, Korea

November 26, 2021Heather

GROUP-Hundred-Arhats-of-Changnyeongsa-Temple.-Image-credit-Chuncheon-National-Museum-of-Korea

Arhats are disciples of Buddha who having attained nirvana, and gained insight into the existence of being, but have chosen to stay on earth to help others. A find in 2001 was just the start of the rediscovery of the… Continue reading →

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