# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-11-21T16:46:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

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There are less than 2 weeks left to explore "Gateway to Himalayan Art," the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art traveling exhibition now on view at the flatenartmuseum at StOlafCollege in Minnesota! 

🗓️ December 7th is the last day to experience this deep dive into the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan Art, such as the featured sculpture of Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha. 

The term "bodhisattva" is defined as a being devoted to achieving enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. The Sanskrit term literally translates to "enlightenment being" or "awakened being" and refers to someone who has achieved a high level of spiritual awakening but chooses to postpone their own final nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment instead. This concept is central to Mahayana Buddhism. 

In Mahayana Buddhism there was a tradition that only men could become awakened to full buddhahood. The Vimalakirti Sutra challenges this notion in its portrayal of an enlightened goddess, who befuddles the skeptical disciple Shariptura by changing him into a woman and herself into a man. Whether or not this story is meant to convey a  feminist message, it demonstrates the power of the Mahayana teaching to overcome such empty dualities as gender.

We can't believe how the weeks have flown! Admission to the Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College is free and open to all. Plan your visit with the museum hours below, and tag any of the three institutions during your visit to be featured on our social media! 

Monday - Wednesday, 10:00 AM– 5:00 PM
Thursday, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha; Tibet; 17th century; Gilt copper alloy with pigment; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; F1997.12.4 (HAR 700040)

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