Sarah Fleming

5 days ago | tricycle.org | Sarah Fleming

When tasked with building a worship facility to surround the 1,500-ton stone Buddha that sits at the center of one of the largest cemeteries in Japan, architect Tadao Ando took an unconventional approach: “Let’s bury it!”Taking inspiration from the cave temples of Ajanta and Dunhuang, Ando designed an elaborate concrete structure to surround the Buddha at the heart of Sapporo’s Makomanai Takino Cemetery so that from a distance only the head is visible.

Nov 9, 2024 | tricycle.org | Sarah Fleming

Buddhism is often stereotyped as a world-denying religion, prizing austerity and denigrating sensory pleasure as the root of craving. Yet the full picture is much more complex: Scriptures like the Lotus Sutra recount the sensory splendors of buddha lands, abundant with otherworldly riches. Sweetness characterizes at once the origin of suffering and the end of it. And the Buddha’s own awakening and parinirvana are both described in terms of heavenly sights and smells.

Oct 14, 2024 | pressdemocrat.com | Sarah Fleming

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, held annually on the second Monday in October, celebrating and honoring Indigenous American people, while commemorating their histories and cultures. I grew up visiting my father’s mother in her Southern California home, where Granny sat in her study in an overstuffed black leather chair, surrounded by books and newspapers. She was also surrounded by Native American artifacts of every kind, collected over decades.

Oct 14, 2024 | petaluma360.com | Sarah Fleming

Editor’s Note: Monday, Oct. 14 was National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, held annually on the second Monday in October, celebrating and honoring Indigenous American people while commemorating their histories and cultures. I grew up visiting my father’s mother in her Southern California home, where Granny sat in her study in an overstuffed black leather chair, surrounded by books and newspapers. She was also surrounded by Native American artifacts of every kind, collected over decades.

Oct 14, 2024 | petaluma360.com | Sarah Fleming

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today is National Indigenous People’s Day, held annually on the second Monday in October, celebrating and honoring Indigenous American people, while commemorating their histories and cultures. I grew up visiting my father’s mother in her Southern California home, where Granny sat in her study in an overstuffed black leather chair, surrounded by books and newspapers. She was also surrounded by Native American artifacts of every kind, collected over decades.