Month: June 2019
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A surprise sculpture, a book with a dark past and other treasures unveiled
Torrential rain did not keep them away. Well before the opening hour of 9 a.m. on June 8, more than 30 people were lined up at the Turner Lynch Campus Center at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven. Juggling umbrellas, they carried boxes, shouldered backpacks and pulled suitcases holding family heirlooms and antiques in the hopes of […]
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On a scale of one to Zen: Buddha’s life, decorated by hand
Aidan Dunne The consummate collector, Alfred Chester Beatty relied on the advice of several experts, but even so, how he managed to keep up with the development of his collection given its scope and depth is a mystery. Even now it is still being researched, evaluated and documented. Regarding evaluation, Beatty’s reputation for acquiring only […]
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World’s largest Buddha painting unveiled in eastern Taiwan
By Duncan DeAeth, T TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – An internationally recognized painter and calligrapher, Hong Qizhen (洪啟嵩) has completed a massive painting of the Buddha, which he began 17 years ago. The “Great Buddha of the Century” (世紀大佛), is the largest painting of the Buddha in the world, measuring 168 meters in length and 72.5 […]
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2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain.
2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain. A 3D light projection last month in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, of how a destroyed Buddha, known as Solsol to locals, might have looked in its prime.CreditCreditJim Huylebroek for The New York Times By Rod Nordland BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — Here is a reminder to someone […]
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Seven-Hundred-Year-Old Secrets
Something about the statue made it unforgettable to Ellery Sedgwick, A.B. 1894, when he first encountered it on a trip to Japan in 1930—so unforgettable that when he returned to the country six years later, he looked for it in four different cities. When a Japanese art dealer asked if he would recognize the figure […]
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Massive Buddha statue carved into granite in East County
By: Travis Rice DESCANSO, Calif. (KGTV) — A Descanso man has finished carving a Buddha statue into a granite boulder in his backyard. “Buddha is in every tree just looking at you like every rock,” said artist Duncan McFetridge. “It’s connected to our saving our environment — all life is sacred.” Duncan McFetridge says it […]
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Two Buddha era statues recovered from Mardan’s graveyard
PAKISTAN MARDAN: Historical Buddha era statues have been recovered from the Yousuf Kuli Graveyard in Mardan, ARY News reported on Wednesday. During an excavation activity for a burial, Buddha era statues were recovered by the undertakers which have now been handed over to the concerned department. The discovery was reported to the local police and […]
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Angkor Wat archaeological digs yield new clues to its civilization’s decline
Cambodia’s famous temple of Angkor Wat is one of the world’s largest religious monuments, visited by over 2 million tourists each year. It was built in the early 12th century by King Suryavarman II, one of the most famous kings of the Angkorian civilization that lasted from approximately the ninth to 15th centuries. The structure […]