How women have played a vital role in Buddhist art shown in landmark new exhibition in South Korea
A landmark new exhibition in South Korea revisits ancient East Asian Buddhist art from Korea, China and Japan through the ...
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For first time, exhibition sheds light on women's roles in East Asian Buddhist art
In painted scrolls and statues, they appeared as mothers and nurturers, as Avalokitesvara, or "Gwaneum" in Korean, the bodhisattva of compassion, and as female guardian deities. While such ...
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Lamayuru Monastery
In front of the temple there are three chortens. In the small temple there are some images of Avalokitesvara (with 1000 arms and 11 heads), Padmasambhava and statues of eight Bodhisattvas.
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The charm of Songkran
For example, the Phra Maha That Chaiya stupa in Surat Thani is influenced by Chandi Pawana in Indonesia and its pediments are engraved with Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara stuccos in different postures.