10 AM | Online via Zoom
For Buddhists, enlightenment is an “awakening” that can take many lifetimes. Roughly a thousand years ago, Tibetan religious leaders began to cultivate a form of Buddhism that aimed to convey practitioners to enlightenment very rapidly. Much of the art created to assist in this journey is intended for meditation; with its multilimbed divinities and complicated geometric diagrams, it can be challenging at first glance. This talk explores some of the Tibetan Buddhist art meant as a catalyst to jump-start the awakening process, taking practitioners from confusion and dissatisfaction toward clarity, integration, and liberation.
This one-hour virtual lecture by one of our community speaker docents is followed by a half-hour Q&A.
10:05 AM | Welcome
10:10 AM | Program
11:00 AM | Q&A
Members at all levels are invited to attend this virtual event.
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Image: The Buddhist guardian Six-Armed Mahakala, 1700-1900. China. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Daoguang emperor (1821-1850). Bronze with gilding. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B156. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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