Buddhism
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Scope Note: Refers to the philosophy and religion based on the enlightenment and teachings of the Buddha Gautama in the early sixth century BCE in the northeastern region of modern India. Playing dominant roles in the art and culture of Southeast Asia and East Asia, this religion is based on the transcendence of human suffering and pain through the acceptance of the limitations of individuality, the surrender of worldly desires and cravings that cause disappointment and sorrow, and the deliverance from the impermanence of living and individual ego based on wealth, social position, or family through the process of enlightenment (nirvana). The religion also centers around 'anatman', or no-self, the idea that the self is in a state of action or a series of changing manifestations rather than in a state of fixed, metaphysical substance. The structure of the religion is based on the Triratna ("Three Jewels" of Buddha), a tripartite schematic for living based on three elements: Buddha (the teacher), dharma (the teaching), and sangha (community).
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Exhibition of Greco-Buddhic Sculpture Lent by Stora Galleries of New York City, October 1-30, 1931
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An exhibition of 16 Greco-Buddhist sculptures dated from the third to fifth centuries A.D., lent by the Stora Art Galleries of New York City. The exhibition records span 5 folders.
Dates:
October 1-30, 1931
Prints, Travel Posters, and Other Contemporary Art Items from Asia, August 1-[September] 1956
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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of posters, prints, and publications by contemporary artists of Japan, India, and Indonesia. The exhibition resulted from recent donations by Nat Schmulowitz, a San Francisco Attorney. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.
Dates:
August 1-[September] 1956