Buddhist art

Artistic practices influenced by Buddhism

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2025 Competed on Celebrity MasterChef India and was the second person to be eliminated from the competition.
2024 Competed and finished as the runner-up of Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5.
2023 Abhijeet Sawant released the song 'Tum Ho Nazmm Hamaarii' in the album 'Moods with Melodies', composed by Himesh Reshammiya
2021
Goryeo Buddhist paintings
Korean artist Kim Seok-gon gave an interview to The Korea Times discussing his modern interpretation of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, maintaining Goryeo Buddhist artistic elements while reflecting contemporary values and moving away from overtly religious imagery.
2019 Abhijeet Sawant released the song 'Tera Rishta' as a single, composed by Shahzeb Tejani and featuring Shahzeb Tejani as a co-singer
2019
Goryeo Buddhist paintings
A digital catalogue website titled 'Goryeo Buddhist Painting: A Closer Look' was launched by the Freer and Sackler galleries and the Cultural Heritage Administration, providing access to 16 Goryeo Buddhist paintings from various international museums.
June 2019 Hong Kong protests began, which influenced Tibetans' ongoing efforts to request Unicode extend their timeline for the Tibetan flag emoji release, seeking to minimize mainland Chinese influence in social media platform operations.
2018 Released fourth original album 'Fakira' through Universal Music India
2018 Abhijeet Sawant served as a mentor on the show Love Me India
2013 Released third original album 'Farida' through Universal Music India
2010 Ethnic Tibetans worldwide began a campaign calling on Unicode Consortium and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to approve and release the Tibetan flag emoji, aiming to enhance cultural representation and sense of belonging.

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