Displaying nearly 200 Buddhist artifacts

Responding to the Hue Festival 2024 and the Vu Lan season of the year of the Dragon, on the morning of August 15, at the Nguyen Dynasty Porcelain Museum in Hue City, the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Buddhist Imprints on Antique Artifacts" took place.

The exhibition introduces nearly 200 Buddhist artifacts, antiques, and ceramics that have been identified as dating from the 7th to the 19th century. The public can admire collections of Buddhist sculptures, Buddha statues salvaged from shipwrecks, and Buddhist worship items...

Delegates and the public visit the exhibition “Buddhist Imprints on Ancient Monuments”. Photo: Thua Thien Hue Newspaper

The exhibits originate from Thailand, Cambodia, China, Japan, Vietnam, etc., with many precious materials such as jade, ivory, silver, bronze, agarwood, stone, etc., exquisitely crafted by the talented hands of ancient artisans.

According to researcher Tran Dinh Son, currently, in Vietnamese museums and private collections, there are thousands of antiquities bearing the Buddhist imprint from many great civilizations in the world . Most of the relics and antiquities of these many cultures are always of interest and highly appreciated by researchers and collectors in the country and the world.

The thematic exhibition “Buddhist Imprints on Antiques” aims to introduce to visitors a part of the Buddhist cultural heritage treasure of Vietnam and other countries, creating conditions for visitors to access antiques, contributing to highlighting the vivid and colorful picture of Buddhist cultural heritage.

The exhibition “Buddhism’s Imprints on Antiquities” will be an unmissable destination for cultural and antiquities researchers, and young people who want to learn more about the history, richness of heritage, and Buddhism associated with the cultural life of Vietnam.

The exhibition is open until March 15, 2025.

T.Toan

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/trung-bay-gan-200-co-vat-ve-phat-giao-tai-hue-post307868.html