Muni
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Muni (Skt., etym. uncertain; perhaps from √
man, ‘think’, ‘be silent’; or
mud, ‘intoxicated ecstasy’; or
muka, ‘dumb’). In Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, one who has progressed far on the way to enlightenment. In Hinduism, a muni in the Vedic period is one who possesses magical powers (
Ṛg Veda 136. 2), a wise
ascetic, especially one who has taken a vow of silence. In the
Upaniṣads (e.g.
Katha Upaniṣad 1. 4), a muni is one who has transcended attachment to this world and life by the realization of
ātman.
In Buddhism, it is used of one who has achieved tranquillity (
santi; cf.
ŚANTI) as a result of emancipating himself from views (see
DIṬṬHI) and passions (
rāgā) and who therefore advocates the doctrine of tranquillity (santivāda—
Sutta Nipāta 5. 845). In later canonical and post-canonical Buddhist literature the word is used to mean one who practises restraint in the triple activity of thought, word, and deed. In Jainism, it has become the common word to denote the avowed
ascetic.
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Encaustic and Mixed Media
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Weekly; 7/23/2008; ; 381 words
; WAX ON Encaustic and Mixed Media Sat., July 26, and Sun., July 27...Philly's art school most cool, Yo Darkroom, at the encaustic and mixed media workshop. (Encaustic means painting with hot tinted beeswax.) On day one...
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Creating Encaustics.
Magazine article from: School Arts; 3/1/1995; ; 493 words
; Creating Encaustics. Thomas Video Productions/Artistree...are interested in experimenting with encaustic painting, this video will serve as...the viewer through the creation of an encaustic from surface preparation to final blending...
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Interest in encaustic waxes after waning for centuries Commonwheel show features obscure medium seeing rebirth
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 4/2/2004; ; 674 words
; "One Source," the five-artist encaustic exhibit that opened last week at Commonwheel...it's a short step to coloring it." Encaustic -- the art of painting with colored...late 19th century, when a huge cache of encaustic funeral paintings was unearthed in Fayum...
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Heavy Metals; Bruce MacDonald and Christopher Thompson, works in metal and mixed-media encaustics. Phoenix Gallery, Burlington.
Newspaper article from: Seven Days; 1/21/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...He crafts small-scale encaustic paintings that often include...into three series. His six encaustics in the "Windows and Mirrors...inch piece. Thompson's encaustic is thicker than usual, which...more extensively into the encaustic. As with the "Wind-ows...
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A few encaustic comments HESTER LACEY looks at the art of encaustic tiling, and finds out how to restore your floor to its original Victorian glory
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...house-proud and thrifty Victorians, encaustic tiles were a dream. They were stylishly...extremely hard-wearing; and the colours in encaustic tiles were inlaid into the clay before...paths, porches and hallways, using encaustic tile decoration. The craze was exported...
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THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE; Idaho may become a new center for encaustic artists thanks to the import of this new/old medium
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 3/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...ways to use wax and encaustic is just one of the...The revival of encaustics to the mainstream art...Paints which sells encaustic paints and supplies...scene and define what encaustic is really becoming...can't explain with encaustics. That's what it...
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GOLDBERG'S NEW ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS GLOW WITH A MUTE RADIANCE.(What's Happening)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 10/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...forever. Goldberg is one of the country's first wave of encaustic painters, binding beeswax to linen with industrial heat and...white writing. Goldberg favors soft shades that blowtorched encaustics give a rocklike durability. In the new work, however, he...
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ZANE'S WORLD: CAUSE AND ENCAUSTIC
Newspaper article from: Santa Fe Reporter; 11/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...pleasure on the gallery walls. Eby's sumptuous, organic encaustics provide perfect companions for Brommer's substantial draftsmanship...of both artists was, well, perfect. If you're a true encaustic fan, you'll investigate how the works vary by smell. HOW...
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'Hot' workshop set for encaustic painting
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 9/30/2008; 254 words
; BELFAST - Encaustic painter Kim Bernard will lead a workshop in encaustic technique from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12, at Waterfall Arts. Preregistration is required. The fee for the course is $225 plus a $65 materials...
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CITY HALL GALLERY PRESENTS 'ENCAUSTIC ARTWORK' BY JACKIE HOYSTED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/5/2007; 417 words
; ...proudly presents local artist Jackie Hoysted's exhibit of encaustic artwork from February 6 through March 28, 2007. The collection...between the traditional medium of oil and the ancient medium of encaustic wax, combined with digital imagery. In her first solo exhibition...
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encaustic painting
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
encaustic painting. Technique of painting with...stood up to sun, salt, and winds. Encaustic painting was the commonest technique...Carolsfeld , who painted several scenes in encaustic in the Residenz at Munich in the 1830s...
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encaustic
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
encaustic produced by burning in pigments. XVII. — L. encausticus — Gr. egkaustikós , f. egkaíein burn in; see EN-2, CAUSTIC .
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painting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Renaissance art and architecture ; techniques, e.g., encaustic . Materials and Techniques Painters use a number of materials...fresco , watercolor , oil, distemper, gouache, tempera , and encaustic . In addition to these, painting properly embraces many other...
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Jasper Johns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...interested in experimentation, he learned to work with "encaustic" a method which combines pigments and hot wax before they...Then, he proceeded to give them individuality by adding encaustic textures and other elements which both enhanced and lessened...
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SIC 3253 Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...He wrote, "Nothing in the history of pottery is so remarkable as the progress which has been made in the manufacture of encaustic and decorative tiles, but especially in the latter, in this country since the Centennial Exposition of 1876." However...
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