Sumeru News — Art

North American Museum of Asian Heritage and Art presents a luncheon in Toronto on September 17, in association with the IDIALOGUE Forum.

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We are pleased to announce the upcoming publication of The Driftwood Shrine: Discovering Zen in American Poetry, by John Gendo Wolff, Sensei at the Great Wave Sangha in Michigan. Here’s how Gendo sensei describes the book… . . . if we yearn for a spiritual authenticity and originality in an age of reckless and irresponsible... Read more »

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Here are some examples of modern Canadian Buddhist funerary art, from the Chinese sections of the cemetery near where I work. I would be very interested in posting photos of other such monuments in cities across the country… The first two pictures are of a section marker for the Canadian Chinese Buddhist Ming Yuet Temple.... Read more »

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The Canada Wisdom Compassion Centre, in association with the Prajna Temple, the Bodhi Association Canada and the Buddhist Terma Foundation, sponsored by the Respon International Group, presents their second Buddhist Culture & Art Show. The exhibits include Buddhist painting, calligraphy, thangkas, ancient classics, musical instruments, 3D works and more. The event runs June 9 –... Read more »

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has released their photography collection online for non-commercial use, for free. The collection includes more than 600 photos of Buddhist artifacts in their possession. Well worth visiting… http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search?ft=buddhist You can find hundreds more by changing the search word to “Tibet”, “Japan”, etc.

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