#weekendstories — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #weekendstories, aggregated by home.social.
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There’s currently a special exhibition on #Chinese #lacquer art at the #Museum for #EastAsianArt here in #Cologne, covering works from the #Song, #Yuan, and #Ming dynasties. I visited it today, and the exhibition is surprisingly large and broad in scope. Definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in the area:
"Layers and Cuts: Chinese Lacquer Art"
📆 until 31 January 2027
🌍 https://www.museum-fuer-ostasiatische-kunst.de/Layers-and-Cuts -
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#Frankfurt's #Archaeological #Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the #AncientWorld through its collection of #antiquities. From #Luristan bronzes to #Achaemenid metalwork, the exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of #ancient cultures and the material traces of human life, practice, and exchange. I've summarized my visit in this blog post:
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After the fall of the #BaganEmpire, #Myanmar's successor states sustained #Theravāda Buddhist traditions through regional adaptation, resilient monastic networks, and local patronage. This period highlights #Buddhism's capacity for continuity and transformation amid political fragmentation:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-02-bagan_successors/
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#Bagan, #Myanmar’s first unified polity, shaped #SoutheastAsian #Buddhism through monumental architecture, royal patronage, and the institutionalization of #Theravāda orthodoxy. Its #temples and monastic centers fostered transregional exchange and enduring religious practice. Here's a brief overview:
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-10-27-bagan/
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From 500–1300 CE, Buddhist institutions across #Asia flourished as centers of learning, ritual, and cultural exchange. Sites like #Nālandā, #Borobudur, and #Bagan exemplified transregional networks, monumental architecture, and doctrinal innovation, shaping the religious landscape of Asia.
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#Heijōshin (平常心), or "everyday mind", is a central #Zen concept denoting mental #equanimity that is natural, integrated, and non-dualistic. Unlike states of #samādhi or #kenshō, it emphasizes #awakening within ordinary life, challenging spiritual exceptionalism and affirming liberation in daily experience.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-08-06-hejoshin/
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#Zanmai (#samādhi) in #Zen #Buddhism signifies #meditative absorption not limited to formal practice, but permeating daily life with unified, non-clinging awareness. Unlike other traditions, Zen emphasizes immediacy and non-duality, integrating samādhi into ordinary activity. Here is a brief overview of its meaning and practice in Zen.
🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-08-05-zanmai/