{"id":1531,"date":"2025-10-05T07:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/work12\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:28:15","slug":"work12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work12\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Artefacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1531\" class=\"elementor elementor-1531 elementor-1095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68a7b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a68a7b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304170e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"304170e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccecceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccecceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img.png 2100w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-1536x599.png 1536w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-img-2048x799.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce140b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce140b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b25ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7b25ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458a54b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"458a54b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e46bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e46bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f68dc audio-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84f68dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-audio=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en12-1.mp3\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng.png 335w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/play-audio-eng-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e5ac5 text-editor elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e5ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hair Mandala Guanyin<\/p><p>To repent for Japan\u2019s atrocities during its occupation of Hong Kong, a group of devout Japanese Buddhist laywomen cut their hair to weave a one-square-foot \u201cHair Mandala Guanyin\u201d image, symbolizing their sincere apology and deep remorse.<\/p><p>In June 1954, Sasaki Tai\u014d, Chairman of the Japanese Buddhist Federation, and Takashina Rosen, Head Priest of S\u014dt\u014d Zen Buddhism, presented the sacred image to Hong Kong. It was solemnly received by Madam Lam Ling Chun, Abbot of Tung Lin Kok Yuen, as a gesture of goodwill and repentance.<\/p><p>Accompanying the \u201cHair Mandala Guanyin\u201d was an interpretation written in both Chinese and English, which reads: \u201cWith devotion, pious Japanese laywomen offered their hair to weave this sacred Avalokiteshvara image, honouring those who perished in World War II and repenting for the suffering caused in this land. The offering includes a prayer: \u2018May the world know peace and stability, may all conflicts cease, and trusting in the Tathagata\u2019s teachings, I bow in homage.\u201d<\/p><p>The inscription was signed by Takashina Rosen, Head Priest of S\u014dt\u014d Zen, and Sasaki Tai\u014d, Chairman of the Japanese Buddhist Federation, in June of the Year of Jiawu (1954).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2659480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2659480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work13\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1572\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13.png 1572w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13-300x23.png 300w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13-1024x80.png 1024w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13-768x60.png 768w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13-1536x120.png 1536w, https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/en-next-13-1568x123.png 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hair Mandala Guanyin To repent for Japan\u2019s atrocities during its occupation of Hong Kong, a group of devout Japanese Buddhist laywomen cut their hair to weave a one-square-foot \u201cHair Mandala Guanyin\u201d image, symbolizing their sincere apology and deep remorse. In June 1954, Sasaki Tai\u014d, Chairman of the Japanese Buddhist Federation, and Takashina Rosen, Head Priest &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/work12\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;12 Artefacts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1531","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1531"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4157,"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1531\/revisions\/4157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlkyexhibition.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}