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Perched in quiet majesty, the long-tailed macaque seems to pause time itself. In this fleeting moment, caught between instinct and awareness, a flicker of understanding stirs behind the eyes. This portrait reminds us that presence — in any form — is the first step toward enlightenment.
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Inside the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, grandeur meets symbolism beneath a breathtaking ceiling. Captured from the mezzanine level, this upward-facing photograph showcases the elaborately detailed ceiling panels crowned by vibrant stained glass skylights—each one a kaleidoscope of cerulean blue and pale jade arranged in rosette-like mandalas. The light filtering through these skylights casts a soft, sacred glow over the classical architecture below, emphasizing the building’s dual function as both a temple of knowledge and a celebration of human achievement.
Just beneath the ceiling’s edge, a frieze of painted lunettes and spandrels anchors the visual drama. These golden-toned murals, with themes ranging from music and literature to invention and history, are housed within Romanesque arches trimmed with coffered detailing and Greek key patterns. The symbolism here is dense: winged victories guard crests on either side, surrounded by stars on fields of green—evoking celestial guidance and intellectual triumph. Between the arches are intricate grillwork screens, offering a delicate counterpoint to the weighty columns below.
The stately Corinthian columns—polished in creamy Tennessee marble—support a series of stacked arcades, each arch inscribed with the names of great thinkers and creators such as Michelangelo, Scott, and Plato. Their inclusion suggests a lineage of wisdom the Library of Congress seeks to preserve and honor. Warm light bounces off the orange, red, and emerald murals that adorn the spandrels, helping to bridge the distance between historical legacy and living institution.
This image not only reveals the intricate craftsmanship of the building’s Beaux-Arts interior, designed by Paul J. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer, but also captures a philosophical ideal: that beauty, intellect, and cultural memory can coexist in architecture. The Library of Congress isn’t merely a repository of books; it’s a monument to the enduring value of human creativity and knowledge, every inch a celebration of learning made sacred through design.
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Some of the profound ancient wisdom for meditation.
It's great if you understand it with your mind.
But it's much more powerful if you feel it in your soul, even if you could not explain the meaning intelectually.
Then you understand it on a much deeper level.
And then its true magic reveals itself.
This towering golden statue stands gracefully against a backdrop of serene mountains and a lightly clouded sky, symbolizing peace and spiritual presence. Depicting a divine feminine figure—possibly Guan Yin or a form of Tara—the sculpture exudes elegance and tranquility.
Amitābha Buddha, AD 585
Sui dynasty (AD 581-618)
Hebei province, north China
Marble
This figure represents Amitābha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. According to the inscription on the base, it was dedicated to the Chongguang Temple 崇光寺 in Hancui village 韓崔村 in AD585. Both the temple and the village can no longer be identified, but it is thought that the location was south-west of Baoding 保定 in Hebei province, a region known for its white marble sculptures.
Buddhism was slowly introduced into China from first century AD and was widespread during the period of division from second to sixth century AD. After achieving the reunification of much of China by AD 581, the two emperors of the Sui dynasty (AD 581-618), both devout Buddhists, made Buddhism a state religion. Amitābha, literally meaning boundless light in Sanskrit, is the principal Buddha of the Pure Land sect 淨土宗 popular in China in the sixth to seventh centuries.
Almost 8m high, this statue is comparable in size with figures carved in the rock at the Buddhist cave temples of central China from the 5th-7th centuries. During this period, Chinese Buddhist sculpture underwent a transition in style. The earliest stylised images gave way to a greater naturalism, characterised with anatomically credible bodies, probably influenced by the art of Gupta India.
The hands of the statue are missing but the right hand would have been raised, palm outwards in the gesture of fearlessness (abhaya mudrā), and the left hand lowered in the gesture of wish-granting (varada mudrā).
A joint and a polished work surface at the waist show that the statue was carved in two separate parts.
Traces of pigments on more than one location on the surface suggest that the statue was once covered with gilding and colours.
Buddhist figures often sit or stand on a lotus. Lotuses, as symbols of purity, enlightenment and divine birth, are an important image in Buddhist art.
This statue was originally flanked by two smaller figures of bodhisattvas (enlightening beings).*
Taken in British Museum
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The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
The Chinese Gardens in Zurich is lauded as one of the most respected Temple Gardens outside of China. Its main tenet -- the Three Friends in Winter – is hidden within the garden and provides an in-depth analysis of Chinese culture: bamboo, pine, and the winter cherry, which brave the cold season in unison.
Located at a tranquil green park on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Chinese Garden was a gift from the city’s Chinese sister city of Kunming for the technical and scientific support provided for the expansion of the drinking water supply and urban drainage in Kunming. At the center of the landscape is a peaceful pond with a small island, pavilions and even a small palace on the banks.
The Chinese Gardens aka Chinagarten Zürich, is open daily in the spring, summer, and fall and is located at Bellerivestrasse 138 8008, Zürich.
Architectural plaque with creatures from Mara’s army, c1479
Kingdom of Bago
Glazed terracotta
This plaque came from King Dhammazedi’s Shwegugyi temple, which recreated the sacred area around the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, India, where the Buddha gained enlightenment. The inspiration for the Shwegugyi possibly came from northern Thailand, where a similar temple was constructed in the early 1400s. These colourful creatures are from the army of Mara, god of worldly desires, come to disrupt the Buddha’s enlightenment. Similar plaques of Mara’s army were also used on Bagan temples.*
From the exhibition
Burma to Myanmar
(November 2023 – February 2024)
From influential superpower to repressive regime, Myanmar – also known as Burma – has seen dramatic fluctuations in fortune over the past 1,500 years.
Experiencing decades of civil war and now ruled again by a military dictatorship, Myanmar is an isolated figure on the world stage today, and its story is relatively little known in the West. However, the extraordinary artistic output of its peoples, over more than a millennium of cultural and political change, attests to its pivotal role at the crossroads of Asia.
Picking up the thread around AD 450, the exhibition explored how Myanmar's various peoples interacted with each other and the world around them, leading to new ideas and art forms. From the 14th century several kingdoms jostled for power and expanded important links with Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, and traders from the Middle East and Europe, creating a fertile ground for diverse cultures to flourish; a coin issued by King Dhammaraja Hussain (r. 1612–22) of the Arakan kingdom, inscribed in Arakanese, Bengali and Persian, shows the wide reach of his trade and political networks.
Rulers in central Myanmar came to dominate parts of the region between the 16th and 19th centuries, becoming the largest empire in mainland Southeast Asia. A stunning gold and ruby-studded letter sent by King Alaungpaya to George II in 1756 speaks to the empire's wealth and power.
Annexation by the British in the 19th century saw tremendous changes impacting art, culture and society – and contributed to the turmoil faced by Myanmar today. The show concluded by exploring how modern-day artists have defied state censors, marrying activism with artistic traditions in expressions of resistance and hope.
[*British Museum]
Taken in British Museum
