The Benevolent Guardian of the Boone Children's Gallery
October 6, 2009
There’s a dragon in the newly reopened Boone Children’s Gallery—but don’t worry, it’s not the menacing fire-breathing type. Those dragons, feared for their destructive ways, are from Europe. This dragon is Korean, and while still a powerful mythological beast, he is, well… nice....
Q&A with a Buddhist Monk
December 10, 2009
Q: Can you tell me about the place art holds within Korean Buddhism? A: In any religion, art is the communicator of the life of what cannot be seen—the spirit, the soul; our Christ nature, our Buddha nature. Art creates a representation of what we cannot see with our eyes. It performs the same function as in Christianity but in Buddhism the difference, perhaps, is that art tries to convey an enlightened state—the light, bright, clear, compassionate mind...
