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Moment of Zen: Buddhist Teachings for Turbulent Times

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Art in Practice: Encountering the Buddha with the Philip Glass Ensemble - Q&A

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Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece

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Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

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Film Discussion: "The Wandering Chef" with Jiho Lim and Park Hye-Ryoung

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Buddhist Ekoji - Nen Daiko - Japanese Taiko Drumming

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National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
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2013-01-28T15:30:30.000Z
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Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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National Museum of the American Indian
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Michael & David Doucet, Mitchell Reed - "Parlez-Nous à Boire" [Live at Folklife Festival 2007]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
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2009-07-28T16:02:06.000Z
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Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Pali Manuscript of a Buddhist Text

Medium:
Gold, color, wood, and enamel on copper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.6 x 54.4 cm (4 3/16 x 21 7/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Burma
Date:
circa 1800
Period:
Kon-baung period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Burma  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
Kon-baung period (1752 - 1885)  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.487.1-20
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Usage conditions apply
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edanmdm:fsg_S1986.487.1-20

Dhyani Buddha

Artist:
Formerly attributed to Zhou Shan (active mid-12th century)  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 105 x 52.1 cm (41 5/16 x 20 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
China
Date:
16th-17th century?
Period:
Ming dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
Dhayanibuddha  Search this
dhyana mudra  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.200
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CC0
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The Dharma's gatekeepers Sakya Paṇḍita on Buddhist scholarship in Tibet Jonathan C. Gold

Author:
Gold, Jonathan C. 1969-  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 267 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Tibet Autonomous Region
Chine
Région autonome du Tibet
Date:
2008
Topic:
Buddhism--Study and teaching  Search this
Bouddhisme--Étude et enseignement  Search this
Buddhism--Study and teaching--China--Tibet  Search this
Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ta Kun-dgaʼ-rgyal-mtshan, 1182-1251--Mkhas pa rjug pari sgo  Search this
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Smithsonian Libraries
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1161165

Presents for Buddha the meaning of the eight auspicious symbols in Tibetan Buddhism Tibet Institute Rikon, Switzerland (Ed.) ; Rudolf Högger at al. ; translation from the German, Antonella Schintu ; editing, Judith Dowling

Author:
Högger, Rudolf  Search this
Editor:
Dowling, Judith  Search this
Translator:
Schintu, Antonella  Search this
Physical description:
285 pages illustratons (chiefly color), map 30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Tibet Autonomous Region
Chine
Région autonome du Tibet
Date:
2019
Topic:
Buddhist art and symbolism  Search this
Buddhism and art--Customs and practices  Search this
Bouddhisme et art--Coutumes et pratiques  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
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edanmdm:siris_sil_1161167

Scenes from the life of the Buddha

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 67 x 289.8 x 9.8 cm (26 3/8 x 114 1/8 x 3 7/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Pakistan or Afghanistan
Date:
late 2nd-early 3rd century
Period:
Kushan dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
worship  Search this
birth  Search this
Kushan dynasty (1st century BCE - 299 CE)  Search this
enlightenment  Search this
parinirvana  Search this
Queen Maya  Search this
bodhi tree  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Pakistan  Search this
monk  Search this
preaching  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1949.9a-d
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Standing Buddha

Medium:
Red sikri sandstone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 134.6 x 58.4 x 30.4 cm (53 x 23 x 11 15/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Mathura, India
Date:
320-485
Period:
Gupta dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
Gupta dynasty (300 - 699)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1994.17
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Head of the Buddha

Medium:
Red sandstone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 33.8 × 26.9 × 25.5 cm (13 5/16 × 10 9/16 × 10 1/16 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Mathura, India
Date:
2nd-3rd century
Period:
Kushan period
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
Kushan dynasty (1st century BCE - 299 CE)  Search this
India  Search this
figure  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
head  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — funds provided by Rajinder K. Keith and Narinder K. Keith
Accession Number:
F2014.3
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Tea and Conversation: Tibetan Buddhist Shrines

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Worshiping the Buddha, from the railing of the Bharhut Stupa

Medium:
Stone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 48 x 52.8 x 8.9 cm (18 7/8 x 20 13/16 x 3 1/2 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
India
Date:
early 2nd century BCE
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
throne  Search this
India  Search this
king  Search this
dharmachakra  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1932.25
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Worship at a Stupa, from the railing of the Bharhut Stupa

Medium:
Sandstone
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 47.5 x 51.9 x 8 cm (18 11/16 x 20 7/16 x 3 1/8 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Madhya Pradesh state, India
Date:
early 2nd century BCE
Period:
Shunga dynasty
Topic:
Buddhism  Search this
Buddha  Search this
worship  Search this
stupa  Search this
Shunga dynasty (ca. 185 to 75 BCE)  Search this
India  Search this
apsara  Search this
circumabulation  Search this
dharmachakra  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
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Accession Number:
F1932.26
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Trailer - Art in Practice: Encountering the Buddha with the Philip Glass Ensemble

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Curator James Ulak on Masters of Mercy

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Journal

Creator:
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Names:
Yanjing da xue  Search this
Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945  Search this
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Priest, Alan Reed  Search this
Rowe, Dorothy, 1898-1969  Search this
St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968  Search this
Collection Creator:
March, Benjamin, 1899-1934  Search this
Extent:
182 Items (typed unbound pages with solid wood covers)
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Diaries
Place:
China
Beijing (China)
China -- Description and Travel
Date:
1925-1926
Scope and Contents note:
Binding removed, 9 ½" x 6". 182 pages. First entry, 30 June 1925. Last entry, 13 March 1926. Inscribed, "The Memoirs of MA". Wood cover. In the introduction, March wrote, "Chronicles of Benjamin" had, for three years, served as a journal, notebook, and record for himself of places he visited. Said that since he's now not alone that it is fitting to rename his notes, "Memoirs of MA." (Chinese name of his family). ["Chronicles of Benjamin" may be found in Series V, subseries B, photo albums.]
Scope and Contents:
A diary typed by the young Chinese art scholar Benjamin March from June 1925 to March 1926 describing his life in China. Events include March's marriage to the author Dorothy Rowe (1898-1969) in Nanjing, their honeymoon in Hangzhou and Suzhou, and their subsequent life in Beijing. March describes hikes through scenic areas in Hangzhou and Beijing; his acquaintance with scholars such as John Calvin Ferguson and Alan Priest; attending performances by Ruth St. Denis and Mei Lanfang, and his work at Yenching University.
The Memoirs of Ma
Biographical / Historical:
East Asian art historian, curator and lecturer, Benjamin Franklin March Jr., was born in Chicago on July 4, 1899 to Benjamin and Isabel March. He studied, lectured, and wrote in the United States and China and through his works gained respect as one of the foremost authorities on Chinese art during the 1920s and 1930s. March was East Asian art lecturer at the University of Michigan, and curator of Asian art at the Detroit Institute of Art. Although he lived only thirty-five years, Benjamin March was a respected and influential scholar of Asian art.
Local Numbers:
FSA A1995.10 2.3
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
No restrictions on use.
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
Art, Asian -- Research  Search this
Art, Chinese  Search this
Chinese language -- Terms and phrases  Search this
Painting, Chinese  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries
Collection Citation:
Benjamin March Papers, FSA.A.1995.10. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Judith March Davis, 1995
Identifier:
FSA.A1995.10, File FSA A1995.10 2.3
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Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc36bd63e4b-4db8-4872-ac06-0002023d7c84
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1995-10-ref40
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