The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art

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Hi All-

 

This afternoon I went to The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational

Art exhibit at the Columbus Museum Art in Columbus, Ohio. There was

a lot Tantra art and illustrations explaining things like chakras the

the spiritual realities. I was blown away at the quality of the

display and the the attempts to explain esoteric teaching of Tantra.

 

Curators of the display were The John C. and Susan L. Huntington of

Ohio state University and they are significant scholars in North

America on Asian Art.

 

For those in North America interested in Tantra Buddhism, this is a

fine exhibit to see. If you can Professors Huntington's book The

Circle of Bliss, it would be useful.

 

Thought you might appreciate this.

 

Eric

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

 

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The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art

 

http://www.columbusmuseum.org/exhibitions/index.php#current

 

Experience the splendor, mystery, and powerful imagery of The Circle

of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art. The New York Times called The

Circle of Bliss "a big, luxuriant display of truly fabulous religious

images" that represents "a major exhibition of Buddhist objects

[that] shows how beauty can be placed in the service of ideas."

 

The exhibition captures the profound spirit of a 2,500-year-old

tradition in the timeless and evocative beauty of more than 150

paintings, sculptures, textiles, manuscripts, and ritual objects from

international collections. Included are rarely loaned treasures from

His Majesty's Government of Nepal.

 

Distinguished OSU scholars John Huntington and Dina Bangdel are guest-

curators of this first exhibition to focus on the context and use of

these objects in the individual's search for self-improvement and

enlightenment. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated

catalogue in color that Holland Cotter from the New York Times

dubbed "awesome."

 

The Circle of Bliss is organized by the Columbus Museum of Art and

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. View the Huntington

Photographic Archive of Buddhist and Related Art.