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<\/a><\/p>\nIf you cannot go to New York and see the exhibit of Buddhist art from Myanmar at the Asia Society, you can watch experts examine some of the pieces in the clips below.<\/p>\n
The exhibit opened in early February and continues until May 10.\u00a0The New York Times<\/a> called it \u201cquietly majestic\u201d and the Guardian<\/a> called it \u201cbeautiful and fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n I saw the exhibit this weekend and loved the way it\u2019s organized. The first floor includes\u00a0images related to the life of the Buddha. For example, the stone sculpture reviewed below shows the mythical\u00a0birth of the Buddha.<\/p>\n Another sculpture shows the Buddha cutting his hair as he prepares to search for enlightenment. We also see the Buddha meditating under the Bodhi tree and being tempted by Mara. An expert reviews that image below.<\/p>\n If you study all the pieces on this floor, you\u2019ll walk away with a good idea about the life of the Buddha.<\/p>\n The second floor includes pieces about ritual and devotion. Here, you\u2019ll see a beautiful \u00a0large and intricately carved shrine as well a number of small wooden figures that represent \u201cnats,\u201d spirits commonly worshiped \u00a0in Myanmar. They\u00a0can\u00a0be benevolent or malevolent\u00a0and can be found in households, pagodas, and temples.<\/p>\n