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Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Buddhism—and the art it inspired—helped shape the cultures of Asia. Today, its extraordinary art is a source of beauty and contemplation for audiences across the world.Encountering the Buddha brings together more than two hundred artworks, spanning two millennia, to explore Asia’s rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse schools that arose from the Buddha’s teachings.Throughout the exhibition and the website, we explore how Buddhist artworks are endowed with sacred power. We ask, why were they created? How did Buddhists engage with them? And how do Buddhist understandings of such objects differ from those of art museums? Go to Museum Resource: https://www.freersackler.si.edu/exhibition/encountering-the-buddha-art-and-prac...

Exploring through Visual Narratives Through Thangkas [PDF] National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Students will apply the composition, storytelling, and symbolism found in Tibetan Buddhist art to their own thangkas, expressing personal perspectives and visual narratives. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.freersackler.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Thangka-Lesson-Plan....

Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism Rubin Museum of Art 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

Five Faiths Project Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Combines original works of art, photographs, storytelling and community events to introduce information about the world religions of Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. For art-related teaching, see the subtopic Art On-line for links to five works of art from each of the five religious traditions. Go to Museum Resource: http://ackland.org/five-faiths-project/

Fold a Paper Lotus Flower Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Activity in which students will create a paper lotus. Downloads to support to the project. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/fold-a-paper-lotus-flower/

The Four Religions of East Asia The Cleveland Museum of Art This lesson provides an introduction to China and Japan's four major religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.clevelandart.org/lesson-plan-packet/four-religions-east-asia

Getting Started with Zazen (Seated Meditation) Asian Art Museum of San Francisco In Zen Buddhism, zazen (pronounced: zah-zen) is a sitting meditation. Zazen is not focusing on a specific object or thought. Instead, it is the liberating of one’s mind of all thought into a state of emptiness (a complete emptiness that is also complete fullness) from which the practitioner hopes to experience spontaneous awakening to the inner self (enlightenment). Download Includes a glossary. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/getting-started-with-zazen-seated-medi...

Goryeo Dynasty: Korea’s Age of Enlightenment [PDF] Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Few people are aware that the name Korea is derived from the name of the Goryeo (previously tranliterated as Koryo) dynasty. It was during this period (918–1392) that Korea became known to the world outside East Asia. This packet provides an overview of aspects of Goryeo society and Goryeo Buddhism as depicted in the arts of the period. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/12/GoryeoDynasty...

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