From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma is in the Medicine”
From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma is in the Medicine” |
- From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma is in the Medicine”
- Catch The Smiling Heart
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama Speaks about Non-violence and Ethical Values at Jamia Millia Islamia University
- "Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan" opens in New York
- Sanchi Buddhist varsity gets Cabinet approval
- Authorities Nurture Burma’s Buddhist Chauvinism, Analysts Say
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama Addresses the IFSO Medical Conference
- Tibetan activists visit India’s U.N. office as TYC hunger strike continues
- New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care announces new board members
- Bhante Henepola Gunaratana recovering well after heart surgery; celebrations for his 85th birthday will take place next month
- Revisiting Jung’s “Red Book”
| From The Under 35 Project: “The Dharma is in the Medicine” Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT
I work as a respiratory therapist at a small community hospital nestled by the ocean in southern California. The hospital sits next to a very large retirement community. The majority of the patients we take care of are elderly. Serving the elderly in the hospital setting can be difficult. I have brought my dharma practice into the hospital and it has helped my patients and me. Every day at work I use the disciplines of patience, compassion, mindfulness, and understanding. Dementia is rampant in the elderly community and it is an ugly disease. The patients can be very mean and sometimes physically abusive. When a patient rears up to hit me while I am stopping them from getting out of bed I use my calmest voice and try to reorient them to where they are. I see them as a confused individual that is not meaning to hurt anyone. They are victims of a disease that causes them to act out. I use compassion. I will hug them. Sometimes the simple act of telling them that you understand, and touching them lightly on the arm brings them back… Sometimes not. I just try every time to treat them with love, patience, and compassion — as if they were my Grandpa or my Grandma, but confused and scared. We all need a little love sometimes. Last week I had a patient who has Parkinson's disease and it was a really bad day for her. She was shaking all over and was having a hard time walking. She came to my hospital for an outpatient arterial blood draw. I got a wheelchair and wheeled her to my lab. She kept apologizing for her Parkinson's and I listened to her and reassured her that it was fine. She was embarrassed and nervous. Instead of getting irritated and annoyed that this was taking so long and I was going to miss my break time, I sat with her. I got her some ice water and crackers and talked with her. I explained what we needed to do and why. I gave her a minute, told her to take a deep breath and relax. She smiled and her shaking eased up a bit. I used my practice of mindfulness and really listened to her. She told me she has a needle phobia and was afraid of having her blood drawn. I tried to get the sample, but she was shaking and crying so hard that I missed the artery. She kept crying and telling me how embarrassed she was. I told her that everything was alright and that it was no problem. I helped her focus on her breath and come back to this moment, then told her I would call the doctor and explain what happened and take care of everything for her. I wheeled her back down to the lobby and helped her into her husband's car. She reached for my arm and pulled me close and hugged me and kissed me on the cheek. Thanking me for being so kind to her. That practice of mindfulness and compassion shines through everything I do. I love every patient I take care of. I often get to call them Grandpa or Grandma. They love it. I love it. They feel comfortable and happy, even in the cold hospital. The patients will comment that everyone who works at the hospital really acts like they love them. I tell them it is true. We DO love them! Even the hard-to-get-along-with ones. They're just confused, scared, and sick. A challenging aspect of work life for any type of job is relating well with your co-workers. I am a naturally easy-going person and tend to get along with everyone. Well, almost everyone. I have been moved into a different area of the hospital to train into a new position. The girl who is training me is proving to be a challenge for me. Instead of asking me to do something, she will bark at me all day as if I am her child. My other co-workers ask why I don't put her in her place. My answer is simple – she is a confused individual and talks like that to everyone. If I yell at her and drop down to her level I am just perpetuating the hurt and not solving anything. Hurt people hurt others. I use patience and understanding to see who she is inside and let her barking and shouting just fall away and not let it bother me. Like Bruce Lee said, "Be like water." I have to train with her for another few weeks so I will ignore her brash behavior and meet her with kindness and love. Once the training period is over I will take her aside and let her know her actions are not beneficial to anyone and maybe she doesn't realize how she is talking to others. I don't know what is going on in her life. Maybe she is stressed. Maybe her children are acting out. Maybe her divorce paperwork is causing her depression and anxiety. I don't know. But I will meet her with kindness and love, not let her actions affect me and carry on. If she really gets on my nerves I will excuse myself to the restroom and take a quick five-minute breather to center myself again. Patience, compassion, mindfulness, understanding, and love. I use them at work, at home with my 14-year-old son, and with my friends and family. It makes life easier. It helps me get over the hurdles in life with grace and dignity. Letting the love shine on others and make their lives a little better. Be a shining sun. The light will keep moving and growing. It's contagious. Try it. Read More @ Source 
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| Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:00 AM PDT  A job well done...
I have had the above text, left as a comment some time ago, waiting for the right moment to bring it into a post. The comment appears slightly edited. Thank you to the author. And to the father too. In this video by Alanna Shaikh titled, How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's she talks of her father who has Alzheimer's The following is the last sentence of the comment quoted above.
And many thanks to Pete, I think it was you, who left the original comment. I thought I'd post it on the anniversary of my fathers death but that date came and went in mid August. I'll be down in the cemetery in a day or two and I'll be breaking a smile as I pass my parents grave. This post is for you George. The smile in my heart now meets yours. Job well done! Well done indeed. Read More @ Source
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| Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:00 PM PDT New Delhi, India, 12 September 2012 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama's first engagement today was to give an extensive television interview to Andrew North, South Asia correspondent of BBC News. He asked from various angles whether His Holiness was optimistic about positive change in relation to Tibet under the prospective new Chinese leadership. His Holiness told him that it is too early to say, but that if the new leaders took a realistic, common sense view of the situation then change should follow. Asked why the world should care about Tibet, His Holiness said, "People respect truth and in matters of truth, size is not important. Respect for truth is in our blood. Many countries have expressed their support for Tibetans, even when it was politically sensitive to do so. At present the Tibetan struggle is between the power of truth and the power of the gun. In the short term the gun seems more powerful, but in the long run truth is more important and more effective." Later, His Holiness met with the editors of three Urdu language newspapers. He began by outlining his two major commitments: the promotion of human values to enable as many people as possible to find peace and happiness in their lives and to encourage active moves to foster inter-religious harmony. In their questions the editors wanted to know what influence, if any, His Holiness might have in Burma, where Rohingya Muslims are reported to be facing great difficulties. He told them it would be next to none because where Burma follows the Pali tradition of Buddhist, Tibetans follow the Sanskrit tradition. What's more, he said he had had no contact with the Burmese leadership since the time of the first Prime Minister U Nu, whom he had met in China in 1954 and in Delhi in the 1960s. After lunch His Holiness drove through a heavy rain squall to the Jamia Millia Islamia University, where he was welcomed on arrival by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Najeeb Jung and Registrar, Prof. SM Sajjid. They led him through the universit! y corrid ors to the meeting hall, while His Holiness stopped here and there to wave to students who had gathered on the balconies of several floors to see him. In his introductory words, Prof. Najeeb Jung expressed great pleasure that His Holiness had come to speak on the Importance of Non-violence and Ethical Values, two topics of great significance today.
"The way we are born is the same, whether we are born into a royal family or that of a beggar. This is the same for all human beings. Similarly we all want happiness and don't want trouble, and what's more, we all have a right to be happy." He explained that as social animals we are biologically equipped to get together with others, something that our destructive emotions interfere with. Here in the 21st century, we face a variety of problems that, apart from natural disasters, are mostly man-made. And yet none of us wants these problems; no one gets up in the morning looking forward to the problems he or she might face. We need to find ways to deal with this. Each of our lives begins with our mother. Her physical touch is an important factor in the development of our brains. Those people who grow up in an atmosphere of love tend to have a greater sense of security and can deal with trouble when they are faced with it. His Holiness added that having a calm mind strengthens this ability.
His Holiness clarified that genuine non-violence is not the mere absence of violence. The demarcation between violence and non-violence depends less on the kind of action involved and more on the motivation or attitude with which we act. He referred to the 20th century as an era of bloodshed that created as many problems as it solved. "If we are to learn from that," he said, "when we are faced with conflict we have to find peaceful ways and means to resolve it. Whatever kind of problem we face, we need to address it through dialogue, by sitting down with our opponent and talking it through. Remembering the tragedies of the 20th century, we need to make this a century of dialogue." Among questions from the floor, His Holiness was asked how non-violence might be appropriate for the coming generation. He replied,
Asked about the reports of gross human rights violations against the Rohingya Muslims in western Burma and why he seemed to have been silent about it, His Holiness responded, "Yes, it's very unfortunate. But no avenue of communication with the Burmese government is open to me. Although I am a Buddhist, very few Buddhist countries, apart from Japan, have given me permission to visit them on pilgrimage. In fact you could say I have greater freedom to visit Christian countries or even a Muslim country like Jordan, than I do to visit most Buddhist countries. The situation with Burma is the same. My only channel is through Aung San Suu Kyi, with whom I had some contact while she was under house arrest and who I recently met in London. Accordingly, I wrote to her about this matter, but have had no reply. Likewise, I asked my representative in Delhi to approach the Burmese Embassy here, but after several weeks we've had no response. So, there's little I can do but pray. "If allegations that Buddhist monks have been involved in assaulting these Muslim brothers and sisters turn out to be true, it is totally wrong."
"At 16 years old I lost my freedom, at 24 I lost my country, so over the last 60 years my life has been difficult. However, the challenges I faced have given me the opportunity to become stronger. Similarly, although India has been free for more than 60 years, I feel there is still a need today for the kind of spirit that motivated the freedom fighters." Finally, asked if there was not a need for a corresponding outer expression of inner strength if we are to be successful, His Holiness agreed, saying that determination, will-power and a sense of self confidence based on a clear understanding of reality are essential.  Read More @ Source 
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| "Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan" opens in New York Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT ArtDaily, Sept 10, 2012
NEW YORK, NY (USA) -- A groundbreaking exhibition that unites masterpieces of Chinese sculpture from the famed sixth century cave temples at Xiangtangshan with the first ever digitized reconstructions of their original setting opened on September 11, 2012, at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University (ISAW).
Based on the most recent scholarship and utilizing advanced imaging technology, the installation provides new insights into the history and original appearance of one of China's most remarkable Buddhist devotional sites. The majestic temples at Xiangtangshan - carved into mountains in northern China and lavishly decorated with sculpted images of Buddha and other celestial beings - were damaged during the early twentieth century, when many of the carvings were removed. Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan brings together twelve of the finest of these temple sculptures, on loan from American and British museums, and features a full scale, digital, 3D reconstruction of the interior of one of the site's most impressive caves. The exhibition is the result of a ten year research project on the Xiangtangshan temples and their carvings by an international team of scholars based at the University of Chicago's Center for the Art of East Asia. Echoes of the Past remains on view through January 6, 2013. ISAW Exhibitions Director and Chief Curator Jennifer Chi states: "While the sculptures from Xiangtangshan can - as indeed they have for many years - stand alone as powerfully impressive works of art, this exhibition is a rare and tremendously exciting opportunity to experience the carvings in their original context and to better understand the sacred meanings they were meant to convey."
The interiors of these vast, multistoried structures, intended as replications of paradise itself, were lavishly decorated with hundreds of carved and painted images of Buddhist deities, disciples, and crouching monsters. Notwithstanding the enormous scale of the project, the carvings are among the most artistically refined surviving examples of Chinese medieval sculpture. Collectively, they are considered fundamental to our understanding of the history of Chinese Buddhist style and iconography. Unfortunately, during the early twentieth century, the outstanding quality and remote location of the temple carvings made them an attractive target for removal. Heads and hands of figures, as well as freestanding sculptures, were removed. Exhibition Overview Echoes of the Past reunites twelve of the sculptures that are representative of the imagery, iconography, style, and scale of the sculptural program at Xiangtangshan. Of supreme importance were the images of Buddha, in his many and varied manifestations. A magnificent head of Buddha, measuring nearly three feet high, likely belonged to a colossal seated figure of Prabhutaratna, Buddha of the Past, that is still in situ in the caves. Gently smiling, with downcast eyes, the head exudes an aura of serenity and calm. A smaller, exquisitely carved freestanding figure of a seated Buddha was apparently removed intact, and even retains its large and elaborately worked halo of floral and vegetal motifs. The exhibition also reunites the left and right hands of a colossal Maitreya, Buddha of the Future; although only fragments, the hands are highly expressive, with the creases in the flesh and such details as the fingernails all finely observed. Also on view are several superb examples of the bodhisattvas and pratyekabuddhas (enlightened spiritual beings worshipped as deities) that abounded in the sculptural program of the caves. A life size head of the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, with its symmetrical but sensitively carved features, exemplifies the wonderful balance of abstraction and naturalism that characterizes the finest Xiangtangshan sculptures. The figure of a standing pratyekabuddha, his mouth slightly open, as if reciting a prayer, has been hailed as one of the most majestic Chinese sculptures of any period. In contrast to the serenely elegant Buddhist deities are the grotesque and grimacing monsters found in the caves, probably representing evil spirits vanquished by Buddhist wisdom. The exhibition's example is a fearsome creature, with a leonine head, curving horns, and wings rising from a corpulent humanoid body. The exhibition also includes rubbings of the sacred inscriptions that were a distinctive feature of the complex at Xiangtangshan. In addition, visitors to the exhibition have the unprecedented opportunity to virtually walk through one of the caves, experiencing it as it might have appeared in the sixth century, thanks to an enveloping media installation that layers 3D laser scans of dispersed sculptures onto digitized scans of the existing temple walls and ceiling. More Information: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=57679#.UFCZcK7fu3Y[/url] Copyright © artdaily.org Read More @ Source
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| Sanchi Buddhist varsity gets Cabinet approval Posted: 13 Sep 2012 08:00 PM PDT Daily Pioneer, 11 September 2012 Madhya Pradesh, India -- The State Cabinet on Monday endorsed three ordinances, including the one on Sanchi Buddhist and Indian Knowledge Studies University. The Cabinet also endorsed amended ordinance regarding Techno-Global Private University in Vidisha district and Underground Pipeline, Cable and Duct (Acquisition of Powers for Land Use) Ordinance 2012. The ordinance provides for maximum interaction among Asian countries with forceful historic similarities in religion, philosophy and folk culture. There are also provisions for understanding mutual viewpoints on Asian cultures and civilizations and promoting world peace and harmony by understanding each other's roles. The ordinance also provides for ensuring participation of scholars and willing persons of Asia and the world for fulfilling the university's objectives, contribution to reforms in Indian and Asian countries' educational systems, making efforts for evolving a new viewpoint on alternative educational system, imparting teaching and training in various Asian arts, sculpture and skills. Buddhist University will have five major departments on Buddhist philosophy, Sanatan Dharm and Indian Science Studies, international Buddhist studies, comparison of religions and department of linguistics, literature and arts. Notably, the State government is scheduled to convene International Dharma-Dhamma Sammelan to at Bhopal on September 22 and 23. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and scholars and philosophers from about 22 countries, including Britain, Netherlands, Vietnam, China, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, etc will participate in the religious congregation. This function is being organised jointly by Madhya Pradesh Culture department, Centre for the Study of Religion and Society (CSRS), New Delhi and Mahabodhi Society, Sri Lanka. 
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| Authorities Nurture Burma’s Buddhist Chauvinism, Analysts Say Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:00 PM PDT by Daniel Schearf, VOA, September 7, 2012BANGKOK, THAILAND -- Burma's Buddhist monk-led demonstrations this week against the Muslim minority Rohingya surprised many observers. Analysts say the country's Buddhist chauvinism was shaped by authorities' attempts to form a national identity. But there are worries it could get out of control.
Sectarian tensions are so high they overshadowed the fact that President Thein Sein was Prime Minister in 2007 when the military government violently cracked down on Buddhist monks. Burma's first prime minister after independence, U Nu was a devout Buddhist. He eventually steered a bill through parliament that made Meditation Burma's state religion in 1961. Burma is about 90 percent Buddhist and majority ethnically Burman, but the remaining people are a diverse group of over 100 ethnic and religious minorities. 
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| His Holiness the Dalai Lama Addresses the IFSO Medical Conference Posted: 13 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT New Delhi, India, 13 September 2012 - Invited to address the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders conference in New Delhi today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was received by Dr Pradeep Chowbey. This kind of concern for others is not something sacred, but a practical source of peace and friendship. A real sense of concern for others breeds trust, which in turn leads to friendship and a sense of security. On the other hand the fear and unease that arises when we are beset by mistrust and suspicion because of our sense of "them" and "us" is not easily overcome by just closing your eyes or saying a prayer. "We need to think about how we are all the same on a human level. Many of you are doctors and I think that when a patient comes to see you, you don't concern yourself with his or her background, nationality or faith, you regard him or her as a patient, someone who needs treatment. "My Tibetan phys! ician, who treated me in Tibet, and who was a very nice person, spent 17-18 years in a Chinese prison after 1959. There was one prison warder who was particularly cruel to the Tibetan prisoners and he came to my doctor for medical advice. He later told me how he considered turning him down because of his bad conduct, but relented when he reminded himself that even this man was another human being in need." His Holiness remarked that all religious traditions talk about cultivating love, compassion and self-discipline and they are all intent on helping us try to become more responsible human beings. With regard to the delegates medical skills, he said, "I have experience of your work. In the late '60s I fell ill with jaundice and my whole body turned yellow. This was the beginning of my gall stone problem. And although I have great faith in Tibetan medicine and take it regularly, I tried to deal with them this way, but after 15-20 years I gave up, that's when Dr Chowbey here decided to operate. I really appreciate the relief it has given me and I really appreciate the relief and new life that all of you have given to thousands of others. This is the true implementation of love and compassion. The work you do, your use of modern technology, is wonderful, but please also pay attention to developing inner peace. If your mind is calm you can put your human skill and intelligence to good use, but if it is clouded with emotions you cannot function as well." His Holiness said he wasn't familiar with the word obesity but understood that it was about being overweight. He joked that because he is a Buddhist monk he doesn't eat dinner, so doesn't face this problem. But he recalled a time years ago when he was giving a series of teachings at Harvard and that the American who drove his car was very overweight and complained about it. His Holiness couldn't help noticing that he was constantly eating. His Holiness concluded his talk, saying, "I am honoured to have been able to spe! ak to thi! s gathering of people dedicated to the welfare of others. Dr Chowbey asked me to come and I told him 'I am at your disposal' so I came."
Another questioner asked what was the greatest challenge he had faced as Dalai Lama and he replied that right after coming into exile resettlement of Tibetan refugees and ensuring the education of their children took priority. However, after some time three clear purposes emerged. The first was the promotion of human values, secular ethics, with a view to the contribution they can make to increasing human peace and happiness. The second, as a Buddhist monk, was to work to encourage greater respect and harmony among the world's religions, he said, "Wherever I go I tell people that in India different religious traditions have been living together side by side in respect and harmony for 2-3000 years. And this is a reality not a dream, something in which India can lead by example." He said that his third purpose or commitment, as a Tibetan, was to the Tibetan struggle. However, since the first election of a Tibetan leader in 2001 he had been semi-retired. Then, after a new leader was elected last year, a young man, who was born and educated in India, then trained in law at Harvard University, he thought it was appropriate to retire. Accordingly, he not only devolved all his political responsibilities to the new leadership, but also brought the involvement of the Dalai Lamas in political affairs, a tradition started almost four centuries ago by the 5th Dalai Lama, to an end ! too. At the conclusion of the function His Holiness was called upon to bestow his blessings on the assembly. He replied, "I am a bit sceptical about what we call blessings. I believe the ultimate source of blessings is within us. A good motivation and honesty bring self-confidence, which attracts the trust and respect of others. Therefore the real source of blessings is in your own mind." After lunch, His Holiness left Delhi and flew to Dehra Dun, where he was met at the airport by Sakya Dagtri Rinpoche, representatives of the local Tibetan monasteries, Tibetan settlement officers and representatives of various other institutes and organizations. Arriving at Clement Town the local Tibetan population turned out to welcome him. He went first to the Mindrolling Labrang where he offered a scarf before the remains of the late Minling Trichen Rinpoche. Then he was welcomed in the temple of the great Lhabab Chorten at Mindrolling Monastery by Khorchen Rinpoche before retiring for the night. Tomorrow, in addition to a busy programme of visits to local monasteries and other institutions, he will be teaching the first chapter of Nagarjuna's Precious Garland in the Norling Park of the Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement. Read More @ Source 
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| Tibetan activists visit India’s U.N. office as TYC hunger strike continues Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:00 PM PDT  Photo via Tibet Post Int'l Yesterday, on the 10th day of the hunger strike involving three senior members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan activists prostrated their way to the New Delhi United Nations office asking for their help in ending the "crisis in Tibet." Students from all over India made their way to the U.N. office, chanting prayers. TYC President, Tsewang Rigzin, gave a speech to those in attendance and the media, "informing them about the critical status of Tibet under Chinese oppressive policies." U.N. officials greeted the TYC representatives but would not admit an audience to them, stating that "even the Speaker of the Tibetan parliament in exile and delegation weren't allowed inside recently." Meanwhile, the TYC has announced that the three men on hunger strike, Dhondup Lhadar, Penpa Tsering and Jigme Sholpa, are all showing signs of deterioration, each having lost significant weight. Read More @ Source
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| New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care announces new board members Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT  Robert Chodo Campbell & Koshin Paley Ellison of NYZCCC The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care (NYZCCC), which trains individuals to care for the terminally ill and sick, welcomes three new members to their board. The news comes from the NYZCCC Facebook group: "The Board of Directors of New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care is pleased to announce our new Board Chairman, Terrence Meck; our new Board President, Joanne Heyman; and our new Board member, Fran Hauser. We look forward to continuing to bring this important and vital work into the world." Find out all about these newest members and more at the NYZCCC website. Read More @ Source
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| Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT
In addition to serving as the abbot of Bhavana, "Bhante G." (as he is affectionately known) is the author of the hugely popular book Mindfulness in Plain English and subsequent titles including Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness and Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English. Bhavana invites you to share "your kind thoughts and good wishes for Bhante G." by email (hgunaratana30@gmail.com) or by telephone (304‐856‐1193). For more information about the Triple Events Celebration, visit Bhavana online here. Read More @ Source
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| Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT
This fall, the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City is hosting a documentary series called The Red Book Dialogues, featuring conversations between celebrities and Jungian analysts as they explore pages from Carl Jung's Red Book. The contents of the Red Book, which Jung began working on in 1914 and abandoned sometime around 1930, remained a closely guarded secret for most of a century, with only a few people ever having the chance to read it or even look at it. Jung's heirs were finally convinced to publish it in 2009. The Red Book, which consists of 205 pages of elaborate calligraphy and colorful drawings, is partly a mythological mystery and partly a journal of Jung's disturbing visions and inner voices. Though its contents were secret for decades, it was the inspiration for many of Jung's later works. As John Tarrant wrote in his review of the Red Book in the Shambhala Sun, "Jung's journey is interesting, harrowing, ridiculous, pompous, incomprehensible, amusing, sad, frightening, wise—the whole range of the human is there. Just like Buddhist practice." After its publication in 2009, the Rubin Museum invited various personalities — including David Byrne, Cornell West, Sarah Silverman, and Alice Walker (a frequent contributor to the Shambhala Sun; read her work here) — to explore a page of the book with a Jungian analyst. These conversations were filmed, and will be shown at the museum in October and November as part of the Lunch Matters documentary series. Read More @ Source
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The Under 35 Project continues with this month's theme of experiencing loss (click 
<< Standing Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), Xiangtangshan: Southern Group of Caves, Attributed to Cave 2, 565-577 ce. Limestone freestanding sculpture with lacquerlike coating, 74 x 20 1/16 x 14 9/16 in. (188 x 51 x 37 cm). University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Purchased from C.T. Loo, 1916 (C113). 
<< Burma's Buddhist monks stage a rally to protest against minority Rohingya Muslims in Mandalay, central Burma, September 2, 2012.
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