18 August 2017
It’s impossible to deal in world art on any scale and not have frequent encounters with world religion; primarily because there aren’t five religions in the world, but somewhere around 4,200! Each of those religions usually has its own rites and rituals, daily ceremonies, and celebratory special occasions; and in turn, implements and visual symbols associated with their realization...
2017年4月28日
The original Buddha, Sakyamuni Gautama, or Gautama Siddhartha, was born in India in the 6th-5th century BCE. Born into a noble family, he left his privileged life to lead the life of a wandering ascetic and thinker. Meditating on the human condition one night while sitting under a Bodi tree, he awoke to find he had realized nirvana, a heavenly state of absolute beatitude and would not be rebo...
2017年1月20日
看着佛陀的脸和头也可以表明您是看到豪塔玛佛还是完全看着佛教徒的人物。原始佛的面部表情通常是宁静的，他的嘴通常略微微笑。他的耳垂通常很长，曾经被他作为王子的沉重珠宝称重。后来，长垂的耳垂是...
25 November 2016
自历史佛陀生活以来的2500年中，他的故事被无数次讲述，他的教义成为世界上一种伟大宗教之一 - 佛教之一的基础。尽管历史学家普遍同意佛陀是一个真实的人，但他的出生和死亡的实际时间和他的生活细节都不确定。有太多的conf ...
2016年10月21日
当我们抽出最后的呼吸时会发生什么？除了死者，没有人真正知道。死亡使生活着迷了数千年。埋葬是人类最早的仪式之一，提供了对死者和任何遗物的尊敬的证据。一些文化相信天堂和地狱。其他人相信轮回。任何特定的文化都相信Abo ...
05 February 2016
Imagine a drop of water falling onto a still pool. If you listen intently, you can hear a sound reverberate. It ripples through the air for an instant before dissipating. If your hearing is acute enough, you might hear small waves gently ringing in your ear. Now imagine holding a metal bowl with water inside – the still pool – and the touch of a wood mallet on the rim. This tim...
04 December 2015
The second meaning of bodhisattva can be found in Mahayana Buddhism, where bodhisattvas are considered beings that are committed to the attainment of enlightenment for the sake of others. In other words, this is a reference to enlightened individuals who devote their time to helping others out of compassion, and to help eradicate the suffering of all living entities. The third meaning of ...
10 July 2015
五个dhyani佛陀是佛教艺术的流行主题。他们每个人都代表不同的skandha或存在的方面。这也可以解释为佛陀本人的不同品质。dhyani有时被称为原始佛陀，每个佛陀代表着开明意识的抽象方面。一些对dhyani佛陀的描述几乎是不可能的...
29 May 2015
看着佛陀的脸和头也可以表明您是看到豪塔玛佛还是完全看着佛教徒的人物。原始佛的面部表情通常是宁静的，他的嘴通常略微微笑。他的耳垂通常很长，曾经被他作为王子的沉重珠宝称重。后来，长垂的耳垂是...
2015年1月23日
In 1865, Tibet was closed to foreigners. Authorities feared foreign exposure would destroy the country’s culture and religion; and worse that foreigners wanted to colonize the country. It’s probably true. The British were encroaching from India to the South; China was encroaching from the East; and Russia was expanding from the North. Tibet was a country under siege. It appeare...