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Khan Academy: The Hindu Deity Ganesha
In this video [2:55] hear the origin story of the Hindu deity Ganesha and learn how to identify depictions of Ganesha with the use of artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection. Ganesh is the son of Shiva and Parvati; he"s worshiped...
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Khan Academy: Climbing Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
Dr. Sanford Tom explores Huangshan (the Yellow Mountain), which is often considered the most beautiful as well as the strangest mountain in China.
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Khan Academy: Mounting Batik Textiles
In this video [3:51] Denise Migdail, Textile Conservator at the Asian Art Museum, explains how she prepared batik textiles to be mounted for display using magnets. Learn more about art conservation at the Asian Art Museum's Conservation...
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Khan Academy: Conservation of Mother of Pearl Lacquerware
In this video [9:33] peek behind-the-scenes of the Asian Art Museum as conservators Mark Fenn and Colleen O'Shea perform in-depth analysis and treatment of four Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware in the museum's collection. These...
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Khan Academy: How a Prince Became the Buddha
In this video [10:50] Asian Art Museum Storyteller Leta Bushyhead tells a story about how a prince became a Buddha using artworks in the museum's collection. Learn more on education.asianart.org.
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Khan Academy: Teahouse at the Asian Art Museum
In this video [3:56] learn about the Asian Art Museum's Japanese tea room, specifically built for the tea ceremony, a vibrant living practice. This handcrafted structure creates a rustic environment for tea and is a work of art in...
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Khan Academy: Festival of the Goddess Durga
In this video [4:03] learn about a vibrant Festival of the Goddess Durga in India, and discover related artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection. Images of the goddess appear throughout India. She can appear on her own or as the...
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Khan Academy: The Hindu Deities Vishnu and Krishna
In this video [3:28] learn about the Hindu deity Vishnu and his avatar Krishna, and hear a story about Krishna defeating the serpent Kaliya.
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Khan Academy: Principal Texts of Hinduism
While there is no one text or creed that forms the basis of all Hindu beliefs, several texts are considered fundamental to all branches of Hinduism. These texts are generally divided into two main groups: eternal, revealed texts, and...
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Khan Academy: Hindu Temples
A Hindu temple can be a simple structure by the side of the road or a large complex including many buildings. Temples serve as dwelling places for deities, surrounded by markets selling offerings and flowers. The inner sanctuaries are...
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Khan Academy: Hinduism and the Practice of Faith
Religion pervades many aspects of Hindu life, and religious observance is not limited to one location, time of day, or use of a particular text. It assumes many forms: in the home, at the temple, on a pilgrimage, through yogic practices,...
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Khan Academy: Secrets of the Stupa
In this video [7:03] Jeffrey Durham, Assistant Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, discusses the secrets of the Svayambhu stupa in the Asian Art Museum's collection. It is one of the most interesting models of stupa or a...
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Khan Academy: The Buddhist Deity Simhavaktra Dakini
Simhavaktra Dakini, the ferocious lion-faced guardian of Vajrayana Buddhism, is a female "sky-walker" who guides human beings along the right path. This powerful spirit can remove physical hindrances and spiritual obstacles such as pride...
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Khan Academy: The Great Mystic Virupa
Virupa is shown as an unorthodox figure with bulging eyes, a bushy beard, a large nose, and an expressive face. He wears flowers in his hair and a meditation band around his knee to keep his limbs in place during prolonged meditation....
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Khan Academy: Views of Tibet
In this video [7:06] view important Buddhist sites and rituals in Tibet. Note: This video does not include narration.
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Khan Academy: Sacred Arts of Tibet
In this video [3:52] discover the sacred arts of Tibet. Tibetans don't really have a word for art; the term is Gunda, something which is like the body of the Buddha. A painting or a statue is not considered complete and unless it's been...
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Khan Academy: Varanasi: Sacred City
This is a short documentary [3:20] about one of India's most sacred cities, Varanasi. One of the holiest sites in India is Varanasi located along the banks of the river Ganges. Each year millions of pilgrims come to visit the sacred city...
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Khan Academy: Tale of the Heike
Learn about the famous samurai story, the "Tale of the Heike" and hear an excerpt from the tale. This video [7:47] include artworks from the Asian Art Museum's collection.
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Khan Academy: The Buddhist Guardian Deity: Fudo Myoo
Fudo Myoo (the Immovable One) is one of the powerful deities known as the Five Bright Kings in Japanese Buddhism and folk religion. As a manifestation of the central cosmic Buddha Mahavairochana (Japanese: Dainichi), Fudo is believed to...
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Khan Academy: Standing Brahma and Standing Indra
Brahma and Indra, or Bonten and Taishakuten as they are known in Japanese, were Hindu deities brought into Buddhism as attendants of the Buddha or of bodhisattvas. The Asian Art Museum's Bonten and Taishakuten are the only large-scale,...
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Khan Academy: Tea Bowl With Standing Crane Design (Gohon Tachizuru)
In this article, learn how this tea bowl is used in a tea gathering, what the design is, and what this bowl's connection is to Korea.
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Khan Academy: Ancient Temples of Nara Japan
In this video [5:28] learn about the Buddhist art and architecture of Nara. Each year millions of tourists and pilgrims visit Nara, the ancient capital of Japan. They come to see the oldest surviving wooden temple structures in the world...
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Khan Academy: Shinto
In this video [0:47] is an introduction to Shinto, one of Japan's earliest belief systems. Its followers respect and hold rituals for comi, formless invisible spirits that animate all things and all life natural phenomena. Humans and...
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Khan Academy: A Brief History of Samurai Armor
In this video [5:30] learn about samurai armor by exploring artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection. Explore the people who wore this armor and how it changed over time.