Culture
Dernier ajout : 22 mai.
ALMS: a Chan Buddhist film
A fimmaker, Ted Burger, has made a new short film focusing on Buddhism in China.
How the hare got his split lip
a Folk Tales from Tibet with illustrations by a tibetan artist
Kathmandu Healing Meditation April 11, Bangkok (Thailand)
April’s Healing Meditation workshop will comprise of light chi kung warm up exercise bringing instant energy into the body (especially beneficial for a long flight on the plane), Tibetan’s calm abiding Shamatha meditation and vajrasattva practice of purifying negative emotions and illnesses in the body.
Chinese Copper Mine In Afghanistan Threatens 2,600-Year-Old Buddhist Monastery
In Mes Aynak in Afghanistan, archeologists are excavating a 2,600 year-old Buddhist monastery. Because the second biggest copper mine of Afghanistan is located beneath the archeological site, Chinese investors are eager to start digging. The archeologists in charge of the works are affraid they wont have sufficient time to fully preserve the site.
An eye for ruins
Ruins and decay hold a fascination for photojournalist Eric Peris
The Thai Silk Road
Archaeological evidence has shown that one of the world’s major maritime trading routes went overland through the south of Thailand in ancient times
USA - The Sound of Artifacts disappearing
In Tibet, for every artifact on display or in storage somewhere else in the world, there is a hole. A hole in a shrine, a hole in a tomb, a hole in a people’s history.
France — Paris to exhibit Pakistan cultural heritage next year
The French government has planned to organize an exhibition in Paris in 2010 to put on display Pakistan’s rich cultural potential.
The Soaring Rhythm of Unshakeable Faith
There is a time for stillness, and a time for motion. There are moments when a single breathless pause springs forth a torrent of insights.
Expo architecture in Shanghai : a rendezvous of cultures
In a former shipbuilding yard on Shanghai’s Huangpu River, an array of exotic, wild and exquisite buildings are opening to millions of visitors from around the world.
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