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China, Exploring the Mogao Caves: A Silk Road Treasure
Mogao Caves, located near Dunhuang, China, are a remarkable network of 492 temples that highlight the cultural and spiritual significance of the Silk Road. Founded by Buddhist monks, these caves feature stunning murals and statues...
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Khan Academy: Buddhist Art: Muromachi to Momoyama Period Negoro Ware Ewer
This video [7:32] discusses Negoro ware ewer, Negoro workshop, Muromachi period (1392-1573) to Momoyama period (1573-1615) second half of 16th century, lacquered wood, Wakayama prefecture, Japan (Portland Art Museum)
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Khan Academy: Art History: Buddhist Art: China: Bodhisattva
This video [7:46] discusses a Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550-60, Shanxi Province, China, with pigments, 13-3/4 feet / 419.1 cm high (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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Khan Academy: Buddhist Art: Four Buddhas, the American Museum of Natural History
This video [9:39] is a conversation at the American Museum of Natural History between Dr. Laurel Kendall, Curator, Asian Ethnographic Collections and Dr. Monique Scott, Assistant Director of Cultural Education in front of four Buddhist...
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Khan Academy: Pensive Bodhisattva
Met curator Soyoung Lee on contemplation in Pensive Bodhisattva from Korea's Three Kingdoms period, mid-7th century. [2:42]
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Khan Academy: Reconsecrating the Stupa
In this video [3:24] Mark Fenn, Associate Head of Conservation at the Asian Art Museum, gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the reconsecration (reclaiming the sacred space) of a stupa, a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist...
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Khan Academy: Korean Buddhist Art
This video [5:32] documents the creation of a Buddhist painting by the monk artist, Seol-min [formerly known as Jae-u], who has dedicated her life to keeping the tradition of Buddhist painting alive. Learn more about Korean Buddhism on...
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Khan Academy: Chinese Buddhist Cave Shrines
This video [4:36] explores ancient Buddhist cave shrines in China, including why the sites were created and the major sponsors and patrons.
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Khan Academy: Beliefs Made Visible: Buddhist Art in South Asia
In this video [20:03] explore Buddhism through clips of significant sites in South Asia and interviews with members of the Bay Area South Asian community.