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NYC exhibition depicts ancient Buddhist caves

By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press, APr 9, 2013

NEW YORK, USA -- The China Institute Gallery has been transformed into an ancient cave, taking visitors back more than a millennium to a dazzling world where Buddhist worshippers adorned the walls with colorful frescoes, silk prayer banners and lavishly painted life-size clay sculptures.

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Dunhuang: Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road

US-China Institute, Apr 20, 2013

New York, USA -- This exhibit will present sculptures, scrolls, and other objects dating back more than a thousand years from the Dunhuang art shrine.

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Painting exhibition portrays Thailand’s belief in Buddhism

The Hindu, Feb 17, 2013

New Delhi, India -- An art exhibition that promises to provide a window into the Thai way of life, “The Path - a journey through life” will be on at the Art Spice gallery from February 23.

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Edo Period Buddhist art turns passion into beauty

by By AIKO MASUDA, The Asahi Shimbun, February 18, 2013

Tokyo, Japan -- The stable years of the Edo Period (1603-1868) gave rise to a prosperous merchant class and a burgeoning "townsman" culture. For that reason, Edo art is often epitomized by colorful and flamboyant ukiyo-e prints.

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‘Sanjusangen-do’ - A splendid collection of Japanese Buddhist art

By Igor I. Solar, Digital Journal, Jan 17, 2013

Kyoto, Japan - The Temple of Sanjusangen-do located in Kyoto, Japan, housing over 1000 wood-carved, gold-leaf-covered, statues of religious figures dating from the Thirteen Century, is one of the most outstanding cultural treasures of Japanese Buddhism.

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