Beautiful Floating Lanterns in Thailand
This weekend was the Yee Peng Floating Lantern Ceremony in northern Thailand, an event celebrating the Buddha. During the festivities, chanting monks and devotees release hundreds of white paper...
View ArticleMechanical Buddhas Bring Motion into Harmony
In the land of South Korea resides an artist by the name of Wang Zi Won – a man who is busy constructing mechanical figures of the Buddha. Interested in the relationship between man, science and...
View ArticleMiniature Worlds in a Bubble: The Coolest Terrariums You’ve Ever Seen
Ever since watching ‘The Making of Star Wars’ in 2nd grade, Tony Larson has been captivated by fantasy set design. For fun, he creates terrariums that would up the coolness factor of any home or...
View ArticleA Growing Trend in China: Real Fruit Shaped Like Buddhas and Cubes
There’s a new craze in China folks and it’s invading markets and homes everywhere. It’s called “fruit mould” and involves shaping real fruit into mini Buddhas, hearts and squares. While the fruit is...
View ArticleBuddha Statue Discovered To Contain The Mummified Remains of A Monk From 1100AD
You can’t judge a book by it’s cover and apparently the saying goes for statues too. For centuries it was thought that this Buddha statue is just that, but a recent CT scan reveals that it is actually...
View Article3D Printed Sculptures of Star Wars Characters With Buddha Bellies Are the...
With big round bellies that remind us to let go of attachment and enjoy life, Buddha statues get a pop culture make over. Artist Chris Milnes had the brilliant idea of creating 3D printed statues that...
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