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    Scientists: Reconstructing Afghan Buddha possible Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 28 Feb 2011
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    New at the Tricycle Gallery! Contemporary Buddhist Art by Mike + Doug Starn Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 25 Feb 2011
    I am very happy to announce the addition of 13 works of Contemporary Buddhist Art by Mike + Doug Starn to the Tricycle Gallery. We at Tricycle have long been fans of the Starn brothers, and on three seperate occasions have used their work as our cover art. From the Guanyin print on the Spring 2006 issue, the Ganjin print on the Winter 2009 issue, or the photograph of a meditator sitting amidst the Starn's Big Bambu installation on top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that we used this Winter, we really can't seem to get enough. More »
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    Dismantling a Three-Headed, Six-Armed Buddha Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 17 Feb 2011
    The large "Three Heads Six Arms" buddha sculpture, by Chinese artist Zhang Huan, was being removed from San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza yesterday. The 26-foot sculpture had been there since May to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the city's sister-city relationship with Shanghai, China.  Check out The San Francisco Examiner to see a slideshow of the sculpture being dismantled.To see Zhang Huan's large "Three Legged Buddha," click here. More »
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    A Giant Thangka in China Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 16 Feb 2011
    Tibetan Buddhists and tourists view a giant thangka displayed on a hill near the Langmu Temple in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, China February 15, 2011, in celebration of the Monlam (The Great Prayer Festival).Love the contrast between the earth tones and the thangka's luster.  From the Reuters Editor's Choice Slideshow. More »
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    What's What in a Wat: Thai Buddhist Temples Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 15 Feb 2011
    I've never been to Thailand, but I've been to a few wats [Thai Buddhist temple]. Whether In Bodh Gaya, Lumbini, or LA—all places with Buddhist temples from all over the world—I've been especially taken by the elaborate, colorful structures that represent Thailand (actually the Thai temple in Lumbini is completely white in honor of the Buddha's birth, but it's equally impressive). However, the spiritual nourishment I've drawn from these places has nothing to do with my (in)ability to read them—I knew nothing about the function of a luk nimit (sacred stone ball), for example—but was simply a gift of their beauty. More »
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    The Tricycle Gallery: Hotei as a Kite Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 02 Feb 2011
    Have you visited the Tricycle Gallery lately? We have two major collections to visit and are hard at work on a third. The first gallery is Himalayan Art from the Rubin Museum of Art. The second contains the paintings, drawings, and calligraphy of Rinzai Zen master Hakuin, which appears courtesy of Japan Society. More »