These Buddhist innovations are sure to rock the world of the Dalai Lama when he visits the White House. These Dalai Lama peace initiatives have inspired many and I wonder if the Dalai Lama knew how innovative and inspiring Buddhism really is. This cluster will totally exemplify that.
From Zen-inspired furniture that makes the room feel at peace to delicious-looking pears shaped as the Buddha, there are many Buddhist-inspired innovations to make any monk (in particular the Dalai Lama) feel at home.
20 Buddhist Innovations
From Viral Dalai Lama Peace Initiatives to Buddhist Furniture:
Luisa Amanda Gomes — Feb 18, 2010 — Social Good
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Buddha Pears
Spiritual Fruit Shapes Made With Formed Plastic Casings
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Religious Phones
Buddhist Nokia N70
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Buddhist-Themed Amusement Park
Suoi Tien Park
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Buddhism-Inspired Furniture
The Infinity Collection
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Buddhist Beer Bottle Architecture
Monks Build Heineken Temple
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Thousands of Activist Buddhist Monks Lead Coup D'état
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Exposing Humanity Through Photos
Images of China's Earthquake
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Monks on the Catwalk
A Fashion Show To Win Back Buddhist Believers
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Religious Figure Phones
Golden Buddha Mobile Packs Supreme Smartphone Serenity
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Enlightening Flashlight Ads
Mag-Lite Campaign Uses Religious Iconography
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Buddha Bread
The Charitable Bread Art Project is Something Worth Toasting to
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Hugging Religions
The Lord David Prosser Buthidar Movement is Based on Kindness to All
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Bug Buddha Sculptures
89-Year-Old Man Creates Sculpture from 20,000 Dead Insects
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Buddha Machine
$23 Funky Music Player with 9 Ambiant Chillout Tunes
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Meditating Garden Figures
Unlike Roaming Gnome, ‘OM Gnomes' Will Stay Put Doing Yoga
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Civilian Monk Coats
Beauty and Youth Teams with Gloverall to Create Toggled Duffel Jackets
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Viral Peace Initiatives
The Dalai Lama Handshake Revolution
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"Chairman" Mao Chair
This Chair Is Definitely Red
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Religion Converting Games
‘Penitents Compete' Game Show Causes Controversy
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Buddhist Activists Protest China Online
Digital Dharma
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Square Fruit
Watermelons That Make It Look Hip To Be Square
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Mad Track in a Japanese Game Show
Sasuke 2007
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25 Revolutionary Mobile Phones
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Edible Sculptures
Fruit And Vegetable Art
55 Heavenly Religious and Spiritual Innovations
Unusual Religious Iconography
10 Pieces of Subverted Jesus Artwork
Captured Corporate Mascots
Travelocity Roaming Gnome Stolen
Electronic Tees Recharge With Hugs
8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt
Infinity Watch
A Jack of all Trades
Metaphorical Fish Tanks
Infinity Aquarium Symbolizes Life
Fur Coats for Babies
Juicy Couture Creates Luxury Clothes for Your Tot
Fruity Famous Faces
Artsy Watermelon Carvings, From Van Gogh to Baseball Heroes
Digital Religion
Pope Reaches Out With Text Messages
Recycled Paper Buildings
Eve's Garden Bed and Breakfast
New Sticker Lets You Know When Fruit is Ripe
Mustard-Colored Coats
'Ultra Luxe Ultra Glam' in Vogue France Showcases Fall Separates
Disease-Detecting Cell Phones
Scientist's Hack Analyzes Blood and Scans Cells
Animals The Inspiration for Yoga?
Glass Cell Phones
Lenovo 'Poison' Features Transparent Display
Toast as a Canvas
Artists Sews, Paints and Draws On Slices of Real Bread
Blindly Embracing Strangers
'The Anonymous Hugging Wall' Lets You Cuddle Without Judgement
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Over-the-Coat Belts
Ralph Rucci's Outerwear For Fall 2009 Narrows in on Silhouette
$30,000 Cell Phones
Vertu's Solid Gold Boucheron 150
Burning Info into Food
The Electrolux Scan Toaster
9 Beetle Innovations
From Bug-Infested Art Ceilings to Modified VW Bugs
18 Alternative Uses for Fruit
From Giant Peach Sculptures to Shotglasses Made of Apples
Bizarre Eco-Friendly Buildings
The Glass House Reuses Embalming Fluid Bottles
Cartoons on Toast
Pa, Panda Toast by Sega Toys
Rock ‘N Roll Oil Paintings
Religious Art ‘Kiss'ed With Makeup
Denim Pea Coats
Mr. Freedom Designs Fashionable Fall Jacket for J. Crew
Controversial Religious Apparel
Passion for Christ's 'The Ex- Series' is for Former Sinners
Thief-Proof Coats
Quilted Leather Jacket Has Built-in, Anti-Theft Backpack
Bedazzled Bugs
Eva Mendes Loves Cartier's Jeweled Pests
Mechanical Bugs
Art by Mike Libby
Recycling Bottles Into Macho Lighting
Only Sorta Ugly
Insect Architecture
Helen Nodding Helps Out Bugs With Mini Bridges
Contemporary Camel Coats
Harper's Bazaar Updates a Fashionable Fall Classic
Fashion Designed For Hugs
InsightOutsight Design
Kinetic Cell Phones
Ulysse Nardin Creates Eco-Friendly Mobile Technology
11 Handy Coat Racks
Getting Hooked, From Coffee Cup Coat Racks to Dismembered Dolls for Walls
Sports Car Cell Phones
The Elegant ‘Porsche Design P9522' Redefines Style
Gem-Studded Cell Phones
Continental Mobiles Add Precious Stones & LEDs to Smartphones
Buddha Bread
The Charitable Bread Art Project is Something Worth Toasting to
Bread As Art
David Reimondo's Burned Toast
Blowtorched Toast Art
The X Factor Judges Immortalized in Bread Sponsored by Warburtons
Jewel-Studded Cell Phones
Gresso's $5,500 'Lady Diamond' and 'Skeleton' Mobiles
3D Touchscreen Cell Phones
The LG Arena Smartphone Takes Multimedia to a New Dimension
Flying Insect Art
Charlie MacCarthy Captures the Flight Patterns of Bugs
Dead Bugs as Accessories
Shokotan's Cicadas
Social Reality Games
Akoha Melds Tech and Real Life Kindness to Promote Social Change
Star Wars Kitchen Appliances
The Darth Vader Toaster
Champagne Coats
Keep Your Bubbly Chilled in the G.H. Mumm Dinner Jacket
Storybook Character Sightings
Gnome Spotted in South America
Cuddly Aromatherapy
Hot Hugs Plushies Soothe Kids with Lavender and Chamomile
Bugs as Everyday Delicacies
Insect Cuisine to Preserve the Environment
Madonna of the Toast
Perfect Coffee Table Book
Religious Gyms
DJK Hamburg Ad Inspires Catholics to Burn the Other Cheek
Light Boxes for Fruit
Eco Box by Jung Hyuk
Cropped Chain Coats
Moschino Spring 2010 Ready-to-Wear Fashions Are Full of Whimsy
Playing With Food
Tic Tac Toast
Spiritual Coffee Froth
Taiwan Hotel Whips Up Dalai Lattes While the Leader is in Town
VCRs as Kitchen Appliances
The VHS Toaster Brands Wonderbread With Techie Goodness
Human Tetris Game Shows
Squeezing Through Shapes in Moving Walls
Good Karma Fashion
'Acts Of Random Kindness' Encourages Good Deeds