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My apologies for the mistakes in my statement. You seen to know much, much about this topic than me; thank you for adding the nuances this complex topic. My com

My apologies for the mistakes in my statement. You seen to know much, much about this topic than me; thank you for adding the nuances this complex topic. My comment was based on my recollection of what I saw at the San Francisco Museum of Asian Arts and some of the descriptions I read there about the various pieces. In all likelihood, my recollection was either incorrect and/or incomplete. I cited the Wikipedia article because it seems to reflect similar ideas as my recollection and also in case anyone else found the topic as fascinating as I did. I'm past the window for editing my original comment but if the mods don't mind, it would be great to qualify my original comment with the response.

contingencies 5y ago
No worries happy to share. FYI I spent most of my 20s and early 30s traveling with an interest in this topic so have visited most museums out there (including SF) as well as many historic sites (including the white horse temple, most major Buddhist sculptural sites in China, remote border areas, various ancient sites in SEA, etc.). It is a true shame that the historic depth of cultural exchange that evidently occurred in these regions is seemingly being systemically oppressed from the popular and academic record due to modern-day geopolitical concerns. Most people have never heard of, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanzhao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanzhao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srivijaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srivijaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajall_Shams_al-Din_Omar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajall_Shams_al-Din_Omar (forbear of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paduka_Pahala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paduka_Pahala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History etc. After traveling broadly my biggest recommendation is to visit the Museum of World Religions in Taipei, Taiwan. It's a real gem.

contingencies 5y ago

No worries happy to share. FYI I spent most of my 20s and early 30s traveling with an interest in this topic so have visited most museums out there (including SF) as well as many historic sites (including the white horse temple, most major Buddhist sculptural sites in China, remote border areas, various ancient sites in SEA, etc.). It is a true shame that the historic depth of cultural exchange that evidently occurred in these regions is seemingly being systemically oppressed from the popular and academic record due to modern-day geopolitical concerns. Most people have never heard of, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanzhao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanzhao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srivijaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srivijaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_S%C6%A1n https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajall_Shams_al-Din_Omar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajall_Shams_al-Din_Omar (forbear of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paduka_Pahala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paduka_Pahala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou#History etc. After traveling broadly my biggest recommendation is to visit the Museum of World Religions in Taipei, Taiwan. It's a real gem.