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Sarasvati's gift : the autobiography of Mayumi Oda - artist, activist, and modern Buddhist revolutionary
- Title
- Sarasvati's gift : the autobiography of Mayumi Oda - artist, activist, and modern Buddhist revolutionary / Mayumi Oda ; foreword by Robert A. F. Thurman.
- Author
- Oda, Mayumi, 1941-
- Publication
- Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala Publications, Inc., [2020]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | N6537.O275 A2 2020 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Thurman, Robert A. F.
- Description
- xxii, 136 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
- Summary
- "Mayumi Oda is a ground-breaking Buddhist teacher, painter, and activist who doesn't separate her art, activism, and Buddhist practice. Born in Tokyo in 1941 to a creative, sophisticated family steeped in art and Buddhism, Mayumi has been an artist her entire life. Here she presents her life story and beautiful thanka paintings of the religious deities that have guided her along the way. With narrative's showing the profound insight that inspired each step along the way, this is a glimpse into the life of an artist, an activist, and a practitioner traveling on the path to awakening"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- My story begins -- Entering an unknown world -- Hearing Sarasvati's call -- Pan-Pacific culture.
- ISBN
- 9781611808155
- 1611808154
- LCCN
- 2019040808
- OCLC
- on1119741886
- SCSB-9786457
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library