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Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: Calm Abiding
Buddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism arrived to the region in the eighth century. But for the casual observer it can be difficult to make sense of the complex iconography. Not to worry—Himalayan art scholar Jeff Watt is here to help. Beginning with this post and future posts, Jeff will make sense of this rich artistic tradition by presenting a weekly image from the Himalayan Art Resources archives and explaining its role in the Buddhist tradition. We begin with shamatha, or "calm abiding." More » -
Zen and the Art: How do you balance your practice and your art?
This blog post comes our way from Henry Shukman, a prize-winning poet and novelist. His most recent novel, The Lost City, was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. He is also an authorized Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan Zen lineage, and he teaches at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the current issue of Tricycle, Shukman wrote a feature article on the "Zen and the Art" phenomenon. More » -
Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art
Starting today, Asia Society Hong Kong Center's inaugural exhibition celebrates the beauty and diversity of Buddhism. The exhibition showcases important art pieces from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection as well as contemporary creations by Asian artists. Related cultural events include a public forum, lecture series, and Hong Kong's first International Buddhist Film Festival. The exhibition runs from Feb 10 to May 20, 2012.Read more at The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation site. More » -
Are You There God? It's Me, Blogologues
On Monday I sauntered off to see "Blogologues: Are You There God? It's Me, Blogologues," a show aiming to bring the blogosphere to life by dramatically (and I mean dramatically) enacting blog posts, Tweets, Texts From Last Night, and other "wacky" Internet material. Co-conceived and compiled by Yale alums Allison Goldberg and Jen Jamula, the Blogologues series puts on a performance every month, with a new theme and new material each time. The theme last Monday was one of Tricycle's favorites: religion. And Jamula and Goldberg upped their Tricycle street cred by representing someone from the Buddhoblogosphere—none other than the be-squirrelled Buddhist himself, Kyle Lovett of the Reformed Buddhist (which is now a Men's Rights blog, not a Buddhist blog, for the record). More » -
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About a poem: "Ochre and Blue" by Chase Twichell
The Fall 2011 issue of Tricycle features a poem by Chase Twichell, "Ochre and Blue." Beneath the poem is commentary from Twichell on how the poem came to be. Beneath the commentary is a button, push it and listen to Twichell read her poem.Ochre and BlueWaking to ochre birch leavessinking in the blue undersea of dawn,I swim in the same currents,needing nothing.Later I'll forget this,and mourn the end of autumn.What's left to be saidabout being human?About “Ochre and Blue” More » -
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The Taliban's Least Favorite Buddhist Art, Now on View in New York
Jed Perl at the New Republic, on the Asia Society's ongoing exhibition, The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara, More »
