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Events

Vision of Enlightenment

May 18 - Sep 30, 2012
Museum of Anthropology
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This showcase focuses on the diversity, and purpose, of Buddhist art, throughout Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan communities. Collections of the Mahayana tradition are well represented in Vancouver’s Buddhist community, as demonstrated by pieces from the MOA’s Asian collection as well as private B.C. lenders. The less-familiar Theravada school, popular in smaller Thai, Burmese, and Southeast Asian communities, will surprise