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Skull mask, Mongolia, 1967. Photo by Werner Forman. Image courtesy of the Werner Forman Archive

Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Joseph Houseal 10 October 2020

Sustaining an ancient legacy

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Joseph Houseal 11 September 2020

One of the great ethnographers of Buddhist…

Aerial view of the statue of Avalokiteshvara in Nurselenie, Buryatia. From arigus.tv

Avalokiteshvara in the Pure Land of Sanaga, Buryatia

Lyudmila Klasanova 18 August 2020

New sculpture to be the largest Buddhist image in the…

Vajrayogini Mandala. Tibet, 18th century. Pigment, gold, and wood. This mandala is used for Vajrayogini visualization meditation according to the tradition of Naropa. Rubin Museum Collection. From Himalayan Art Resources. This is an example of the dance visualization tradition, or dance ephemeral, in reference to the visualized deity, not the painting, which is another example of dance depicted. The connection between dance depicted and dance visualized is clear

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

Joseph Houseal 8 August 2020

Dance actual, dance depicted, and dance ephemeral . . .

Ceremonial tsam mask. From the Milan Klečka collection. A tourdag mask of a burial grounds protector. A pair of protectors defends the dance ground. They wear dresses decorated with a skeleton pattern, with colorful fans on the sides of the head, so-called “butterflies.” In the background, the mask of the god of war. Photo by Jakub Šedý. Image courtesy of the Náprstek Museum

The Secret Life of Collections

Joseph Houseal 11 July 2020

Insights into Czech cultural connections with Buddhist…

Charya Nritya lineage holder Prajwal Vajracharya performing Vajrapani at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2009. Photo by Jonathan Greet

Dance and Museums, Celebrating Core of Culture at 20

Joseph Houseal 16 May 2020

Tracing Intangible world heritage and ancient dance…

Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime

Joseph Houseal 19 April 2020

Tantric dance and treasures of the Vajrayana

Dancing wrathful protectors, Thimphu Tsechu, Bhutan, 2016. From Core of Culture

Performative Iconography, Part Two

Joseph Houseal 7 December 2019

The sacred dance without and within

Wrathful Herukas dancing in Thangbi, Bhutan. 2006. Photo by Gerard Houghton for Core of Culture

Performative Iconography, Part One

Joseph Houseal 2 November 2019

Mystic expressions of tantric meditation

The two dancers, with stick and with bowed head, stand by the uchung who led the practice and the drummer. Their modesty, excellence, and humanity are clear to see. 2019. Photo by Jonathan Greet. From Core of Culture

Monklife, Part Three: Mantra, Mudra, Movement, Mask – Steps to Embodiment

Joseph Houseal 5 October 2019

Vessels of an ancient lineage

A teen monk prepares to perform an inner ritual dance for the first time. Three of his friends have just finished sweeping the puja hall for his performance. Photograph copyright Jonathan Greet, 2019, for Core of Culture

Monklife, Part One

Joseph Houseal 6 July 2019

Ritual dance in Vajrayana monasticism

Khamtrul Rinpoche Leads Historic Mahakala Puja in Taipei

Paola Di Maio 2 April 2019

First full Mahakala Puja ever conducted in Taiwan

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Mongolia: A Complex Dance Survival

Mongolian Tsam, Socialist Realism: People’s Painter Urjingiin Yadamsuren

Avalokiteshvara in the Pure Land of Sanaga, Buryatia

Three Aspects of Buddhist Dance

The Secret Life of Collections

Dance and Museums, Celebrating Core of Culture at 20

Meditation in Motion, Footsteps to the Sublime

Performative Iconography, Part Two

Performative Iconography, Part One

Monklife, Part Three: Mantra, Mudra, Movement, Mask – Steps to Embodiment

Monklife, Part One

Khamtrul Rinpoche Leads Historic Mahakala Puja in Taipei