{"id":6050,"date":"2015-02-12T17:59:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T22:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2015-02-13T06:06:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T11:06:58","slug":"karma-merit-in-buddhist-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2015\/02\/karma-merit-in-buddhist-art.html","title":{"rendered":"Karma & Merit in Buddhist Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/asiasociety.org\/new-york\/exhibitions\/buddhist-art-myanmar\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Asia Society<\/a> in New York City just opened a new exhibit, on February 10 featuring Buddhist art from Myanmar. The exhibit will run until mid-May 2015.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/02\/13\/arts\/design\/art-of-devotion.html?emc=eta1&_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">The New York Times<\/a> calls the exhibit \u201cquietly majestic\u201d and notes that \u201ceven if your interest is strictly aesthetic or historical, the show is a find, because chances are you won\u2019t have seen much of this kind of art before.\u201d<\/p>\nIn the clip above, Donald M. Stadtner, one of two guest curators of the exhibit talks about the significance of karma and merit in <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/buddhism' target='_blank'>Buddhism<\/a> and its influence on art.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a fascinating talk and a terrific review of some of the Buddhist art in the exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Asia Society in New York City just opened a new exhibit, on February 10 featuring Buddhist art from Myanmar. The exhibit will run until mid-May 2015. 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