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Asheville Art Talk: Muralist Amanda Giacomini brings ‘10,000 Buddhas’ to Asheville
On Wednesday, July 26 , Amanda Giacomini will bring her mural project 10,000 Buddhas to Asheville. For two days, the artist will add to her ever-increasing count, as she works on the Walnut Street side of the Social Lounge.
A photo essay: Urban Dharma celebrates fifth anniversary in Asheville with sand mandala ceremony
Last week, Urban Dharma, the Tibetan Buddhist Center on Page Street in downtown Asheville, celebrated its fifth anniversary with a week-long schedule of programs, including the construction of a special Vasudhārā sand mandala. In Tibetan Buddhism, Vasudhārā is the deity of abundance, openheartedness, generosity and magnanimity. Throughout the week, the Asheville community was invited to watch […]
Female-focused spiritual experiences offer opportunities for growth
Female-only circles and retreats provide space for women to express themselves more freely and let their feminine energy and power come through. Expressive movement, meditation, and goddess circles are among local offerings for women to explore themselves and find connection with each other.
Visions of Tibet: Asheville photographer shares rare images of monasteries
Taylor Taz Johnson trekked through the Himalayan mountains of South Asia with Dr. Hun Lye, the founder of Asheville’s Urban Dharma Buddhist Center. They were granted unprecedented permission to photograph inside some of the most isolated religious institutions in the world, braving military interrogations along the way.
Taking it to the streets: Urban Dharma brings Buddhist teachings to the heart of Asheville
Take one look at the “spirituality” section of our calendar, and it’s easy to see that the Asheville area aims for wellness of mind and heart in a variety of ways — meditation, mindfulness, earth medicine, prayer, peacefulness, the metaphysical and Zen listings abound. One of those gems is Urban Dharma, where Hun Lye welcomes those seeking to practice and learn more about Buddhism. (Pictured: Hun Lye; photo by Taylor Johnson)
The cycle of existence in many and bright colors
As part of its weeklong Grand Opening Celebration, downtown Buddhist center Urban Dharma hosted the “Vast and Noble Heart Sand Mandala.” The ritual involves the extremely precise construction of Tibetan Buddhist iconography using colored sand. (Photo by Max Cooper)
Zen Judaism
Poet and Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer draws lines between Buddhism and Judaism at an upcoming lecture.