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Cosmic Design: Tibetan Mandala Exhibition
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:05 PM

Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ Tel: +44 (0) 1225 464640 The centrepiece of this exhibition will be a visit by Tibetan Buddhist monks from the world renowned Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in India, from 14th- 19th of October. The monks will spend six days creating a sand mandala, which they will destroy in a traditional ritual during a ceremony... Read More...

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Miniature Tibetan Buddhist Paintings from Mongolia
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:32 PM

Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ Tel: +44 (0) 1225 464640 The miniature paintings, often called tsagli, generally depict buddhas and other deities – some peaceful, some wrathful – and are commonly referred to as “initiation cards”. Although the artistic styles closely follow that of Tibetan precedent, references to Mongolian history and... Read More...

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Filed under: bath, buddhas, tsagli, miniature tibestan buddhist paintings from mongolia, china, india, initiation cards, nepal, deities, museaum of east asian art