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Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess
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Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess

Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, in the museum's Japan galleries.
Masterpiece: Standing Brahma and Standing Indra
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Masterpiece: Standing Brahma and Standing Indra

Brahma and Indra, or Bonten and Taishakuten as they are known in Japanese, were Hindu deities brought into Buddhism as attendants of the Buddha or of bodhisattvas. The Asian Art Museum's Bonten and Taishakuten are the only large-scale, matched...
Masterpiece: The Hindu Deities Shiva and Parvati
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Masterpiece: The Hindu Deities Shiva and Parvati

Apart from their damaged limbs, these 1,000-year-old Cambodian sculptures survive in excellent condition, and the fact that they have remained together makes them rare. These statues would have been in the inner sanctuary of a Hindu temple...
Enter the Mandala with Curator Jeff Durham
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Enter the Mandala with Curator Jeff Durham

Tour the exhibition, Enter the Mandala, with Jeff Durham, Associate Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum. For more information: http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/enter-the-mandala
What is a mandala?
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What is a mandala?

Jeff Durham, Associate Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco answers the question "What is a mandala?" at the entrance to the exhibition, "Enter the Mandala" at the Asian Art Museum. For more information: http://www.asianart.org/exhibitions_index/enter-the-mandala...
Vishnu and Krishna
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Vishnu and Krishna

Learn about the Hindu deity Vishnu and his avatar Krishna, and hear a story about Krishna defeating the serpent Kaliya.
Savitri: The Princess who Outsmarted Death
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Savitri: The Princess who Outsmarted Death

Asian Art Museum Storyteller Asha Bajaj tells a Hindu story about a witty princess who outsmarted Death.
How a Prince Became the Buddha
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How a Prince Became the Buddha

Asian Art Museum Storyteller Leta Bushyhead tells a story about how a prince became a Buddha using artworks in the museum's collection.
Shiva
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Shiva

Learn how to identify the Hindu deity Shiva and hear a story related to a depiction of Shiva in the Asian Art Museum's collection.
Ganesha, The Remover of Obstacles
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Ganesha, The Remover of Obstacles

Hear the origin story of the Hindu deity Ganesha and learn how to identify depictions of Ganesha with the use of artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection.
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