Buddhist monks, dancers and musicians will proclaim thearrival of the exhibition BUDDHA at the Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales on Friday 9 November at 12noon.

More than 130 works of art depicting Buddha covering morethan a 2,000 year time span are on loan to the Art Galleryof New South Wales from international and local public andprivate collections. Through these wonderful and hugelyvaried works in the exhibition BUDDHA, the world of Buddhismis opened.

The exhibition presents images of the myriad of individualBuddhas and Buddha Lands conveying the incomprehensibleimmensity of Buddhahood. These images are from sites alongthe routes of Buddhism - from India to Central Asia, Tibet,Sri Lanka, Thailand, eastwards to China and Japan, and southto Australia.

An extensive Events program complements the exhibition, andincludes the Wisdom Room with Buddhist groups, celebrityspeakers, films, dance performances, Dharma talks, eveningmeditation.

The exhibition has the blessing of the World Buddhist SanghaCouncil, meeting in Sydney from 9 to 13 November for the 1stMeeting of the 7th World Buddhist Sangha Council ExecutiveCommittee. This will be the largest gathering of the worldBuddhist Sangha ever convened in the Southern Hemisphere.Information: wbsc-sydney2001.org or (02) 9725 2324

BUDDHA

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Saturday 10 November 2001 to Sunday 24 February 2002.

https://www.buddha.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road The Domain,
Sydney 2000
Telephone (02) 9225 1744
or recorded information (02) 9225 1790
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
BUDDHA open until 9pm on Wednesdays
during January and February
Open 10am to 5pm 7 days a week (closed Christmas Day and Easter Friday) Admission free of charge (admission charges apply to some exhibitions)