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THE BODHIMANDA FOUNDATION

Bodhimanda means ‘the place of enlightenment’. Every place where our eyes open to
the enlightened reality is the place of enlightenment. The logo of the Foundation is the
Amrita vase with the elixir of life, from which the lotus sprouts, carrying the begging bowl
containing the Bodhi tree under which Siddharta received relief.

The Bodhimanda Foundation aims to disseminate knowledge about the material and
spiritual culture of esoteric Buddhism. This is accomplished by exhibiting the Foundation’s
collection at home and abroad, through cooperation with museums; and by encouraging
research, publications and lectures on the culture of esoteric Buddhism.
The Foundation manages an important collection of esoteric Buddhist art, unique in
focusing on the ritualistic culture of esoteric Buddhism through the ages rather than on a
specific art-historical period. The collected has been formed with much love by a Dutch
family of art lovers over many years. It is on loan to the Wereldmuseum (‘World Museum’)
in Rotterdam and is currently part of the permanent exhibition, ensuring the collection
can be shared with and enjoyed by a wide audience. A visit to the Wereldmuseum takes
people into a visual experience of Tibetan and Japanese esoteric Buddhism, entering a
world full of ritual objects, sculptures and paintings that are used in both traditions.

By showing the collection, stimulating research and other activities, the Bodhimanda
foundation aims to contribute to a different form of thinking about who we are, hoping that
everyone will discover the enlightened reality and thus enter the place of enlightenment.

The unique and important butter lamp is sold to benefit the future activities of the
Foundation and scholarly research.

菩提曼拏羅基金會

菩提曼拏羅，意指「成道之所」，寓意眾生於此覺悟。基金會的標誌構圖為盛載長生不
老藥的甘露瓶，瓶口蓮花置圓缽，盛載悉達多於其下悟道的菩提樹。

菩提曼拏羅基金會成立的宗旨為弘揚藏傳佛教教義。通過基金會的藏品，與海內外博物
館協辦展覽、鼓勵學界對密宗文化研究、發行書籍、以及講座討論，達成傳播佛門知
識、精神及物質文化的目的。

基金會轄下管理一組重要藏傳佛教藝術品，為一個熱愛藝術的荷蘭家族經多年蒐購而
成。有異於其他收藏，藏品意在展示密宗的精神文化，而並非以藝術史觀點專注於特定
斷代時期。基金會收藏現借展予鹿特丹世界博物館長期展出，希望增加與社區接觸的機
會，並以供器、雕塑及繪畫向參觀者介紹西藏及日本密宗佛教。

通過展覽藏品以及鼓勵學界討論研究，菩提曼拏羅基金會希望公眾能夠反思生命，並對
生命有所啟迪，另眾生覺悟真諦。

本次基金會推出此間御製銅鎏金大油燈，其所得款項將用以支持基金會往後的活動以及
學術研究。

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