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| Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism |
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How do political leaders rise to power? What gives them the right to rule?... The force of religion to claim political power is a global phenomenon, and Tibetan Buddhism once offered such divine means to power and legitimacy to rule. Faith and Empire explores the dynamic historical intersection of politics, religion, and art in Tibetan Buddhism.
Go to Museum Resource: https://rubinmuseum.org/events/exhibitions/faith-and-empire | |
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| Mandala: The Perfect Circle |
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In this online version of the museum's "Explore Mandalas" gallery activity, users can learn about the elements of a painted mandala while creating a beautiful design of their own. Uses Flash.
Go to Museum Resource: http://mandala.rma2.org/index.html | |
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| Tradition Transformed |
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"Nine Tibetan artists explore contemporary issues -- personal, political, and cultural –- by integrating the centuries-old traditional imagery, techniques, and materials found in Tibetan Buddhist art with modern influences and media. Read the artists' blogs and look at, respond to, and discuss works of art featured in the exhibition."
Go to Museum Resource: https://rubinmuseum.org/events/exhibitions/tradition-transformed | |
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| Wutaishan: Pilgrimage to Five Peak Mountain |
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"The sacred mountain Wutaishan (Mount Wutai), located in Shanxi Province, China, is believed to be the earthly abode of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjushri, and for a thousand years it has been a focus of transnational pilgrimage for the Chinese, Tibetans, Mongols, and Manchus alike." This online archive of a 2007 exhibition features an excellent interactive tool for viewing the "focal point of the exhibition: ... an intricately-detailed, hand-painted woodblock print map of Wutaishan, created in the 19th century by a Mongolian monk at a monastery on Wutaishan, called Cifusi. Six feet wide, this rare map offers a panoramic view of Wutaishan, which can be read as both a primary historical record of the lay of the land and as a declaration of the political primacy of Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhism, claiming Mongolian ethnic and sectarian identity over the mountain."
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=1274 | |
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