{"id":303,"date":"2014-03-03T19:10:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T19:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/collections\/2014\/03\/03\/buddhism-stories-and-symbols\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:13:15","slug":"buddhism-stories-and-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/2014\/03\/03\/buddhism-stories-and-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddhism: Stories and Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>BUDDHISM: Stories &amp; Symbols<\/strong><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Curated by Edward Fosmire<\/strong><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>On view in the Doy and Dee Henley Galleria, Argyros Forum<\/strong> <strong>February 2 &#8211; May 30, 2014<\/strong><\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\">&#xA0;<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\">&#xA0;<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-309\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354.jpg\" alt=\"artwork in a display case\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1354-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/address>\n<p>This exhibition, drawn from local private collections, provides an overview of popular Buddhist iconography and iconology from a variety of Asian cultures and time periods. Works from China, Japan, Tibet, Thailand, Cambodia and other parts of Asia illustrate important moments from the life of the Buddha,<br \/>\n<em>lakshanas<\/em><br \/>\n or physical marks of a Buddha, and<br \/>\n<em>mudras<\/em><br \/>\n or hand gestures and their meanings.&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332.jpg\" alt=\"artwork in a display case\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1332-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\nOne of several major religions to develop in south Asia, Buddhism has had a profound impact for almost 2,500 years. Buddhism is based on the teachings of prince-turned-philosopher, Siddhartha Gautama, known simply as the Buddha (&#x201C;enlightened one&#x201D;). Buddhism as a belief system is far from monolithic, and today there are hundreds of types of Buddhism.&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355.jpg\" alt=\"artwork in a display case\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2014\/06\/IMG_1355-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xD;<br \/>\n&#xA0;&#xD;<\/p>\n<h6><em>All text and images under copyright. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:collections@chapman.edu\">collections@chapman.edu<\/a>for permission to use. 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