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Chengde, Mandala of Chinese Emperors

Posted on September 17, 2024September 18, 2024by Teahouse

Exploring the esoteric power of the Chengde Mountain Resort and its Eight Outer Temples with Laurence Brahm

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The Sino-Tibetan Legacy of Unity at Xumi Fushou Temple, Chengde

Posted on September 9, 2024September 9, 2024by Teahouse

Xumi Fushou Temple in the Mountain Resort of Chengde is the crucible of the Qing’s great project of Tibetan unity, and by extension, modern China’s

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President Xi’s visit to Hongjue Temple was for American and Gelug eyes

Posted on June 23, 2024June 24, 2024by Teahouse

A June visit to a Gelug monastery by the Chinese leader hinted at a response to US moves as well as future plans for the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

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On The Hunt for the Water Moon Guanyin in “Pre-Genghis Esoteric North Asia”

Posted on October 5, 2023October 5, 2023by Teahouse

From the Yulin Caves in Guazhou to Abu Dhabi, from the Tang to the Tangut… striking connections between an auctioned statue by Bonhams and other sacred images take us on a voyage across time and space to find the Water Moon Guanyin “hiding” in Pre-Genghis North Asia

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Yongzheng’s Yuanmingyuan: The Dharma Dimensions of the Old Summer Palace

Posted on July 13, 2023September 15, 2023by Teahouse

The Yuanmingyuan, one of China’s most important historical and esoterically Buddhist sites, comes to life in this exhibit of four original Zodiac heads

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Encore Dunhuang: A Contemporary Silk Road Show of Olympian Ambition

Posted on May 15, 2023May 24, 2023by Teahouse

Reviewing China’s largest-scale mixed media performance of Silk Road history and characters

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A Tale of Two Mascots: Lele the Mogao Guardian and the Cats at Yulin

Posted on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023by Teahouse

The difference between the Mogao Grottoes and the Yulin Grottoes, seen through Lele the Guardian of Mogao and two lonely felines at Yulin

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State Sangha: Buddhism for the People

Posted on April 24, 2023April 26, 2023by Teahouse

Unpacking the Chinese government’s phrase, “When the people have faith, the country has strength, the nation has hope”

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Echoes from the Mogao Caves in Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion”

Posted on January 26, 2023January 26, 2023by Teahouse

Exploring the poetic power behind Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion,” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on 22 January

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Baltic Gold: Amber Intersections of Faith and Beauty

Posted on January 17, 2023January 19, 2023by Teahouse

The Indra and Harry Banga Gallery’s “Amber: Baltic Gold” is a unique exhibit of amber’s journey of 3000+ years across Europe and China

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