Dalai Lama marks 87th birthday by opening library and museum

The Dalai Lama, shown speaking at MIT in October 2012. The Tibetan spiritual leader marked his 87th birthday on July 6 by opening the Dalai Lama Library and Museum at his Indian headquarters. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Christopher Michel (Cmichel67). Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
The Dalai Lama, shown speaking at MIT in October 2012. The Tibetan spiritual leader marked his 87th birthday on July 6 by opening the Dalai Lama Library and Museum at his Indian headquarters. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Christopher Michel (Cmichel67). Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
The Dalai Lama, shown speaking at MIT in October 2012. The Tibetan spiritual leader marked his 87th birthday on July 6 by opening the Dalai Lama Library and Museum at his Indian headquarters. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Christopher Michel (Cmichel67). Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

DHARMSALA, India (AP) – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 87th birthday on July 6 by inaugurating a library and museum in his hillside Indian headquarters.

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Gianguan celebrates Asian Art Week with March 27 auction

A rare group of gilt bronze figures (Guandi, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang)
A rare group of gilt bronze figures (Guandi, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang), Qing Dynasty, $40,000-$60,000. Image courtesy Gianguan Auctions
A rare group of gilt bronze figures (Guandi, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang), Qing Dynasty, $40,000-$60,000

NEW YORK — Gianguan Auctions will celebrate the 20th annual Asian Art Week with an auction to be held on Saturday, March 27, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. The sale will feature a fine selection of classical paintings, splendid Sino-Tibetan gilt bronzes, beautiful jades from neolithic to contemporary, Ming and Qing porcelains and Buddhist sculptures from private collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com. Continue reading