Buddha Exhibition Shows Incredible Journeys at Cambridge Museum of Archaeology

CULTURE24
By James Murray

Scattered fragments of rare 12th century illuminated Tibetan
texts from Keu Lhakang Temple, Central Tibet© Psang Wangdu, 2002

UNITED KINGDOM---This groundbreaking collaborative project, now on display at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, brings together a unique collection of objects never displayed together before. Alongside scientific analysis, Buddha’s Word combines expertise in History, Art History, Anthropology and Linguistics in a three-part exhibit supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Co-Curator Dr Hildegard Diemberger hopes that the exhibition as a whole will tell a story of "incredible journeys" made by the Buddha's utterances, crossing mountains and oceans along the path to enlightenment. [link]

Bronze figure of Buddha Statue of Vajrasattva (15th-16th century).
Gilt bronze, copper and turquoise. Tibet© Purchased by Louis C.G. Clarke