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January 29th, 2009 
Angie Old Jade Buddha Reviews
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Old Chinese handmade hetian jade Buddha $4.25 |
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VINTAGE,ASIAN OLD JADE ARMORED WITH CLOSIONNE CARVED BUDDHA LID INCENSE BURNER $14.99 |
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RARE CHINESE HANDWORK TIBET-SILVER BUDDHA OLD JADE INCENSE BURNER $0.01 |
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unique ,old Chinese Hetian jade Carved（Buddha）Amulet $7.16 |
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China Old Silver Jade Dragon Incense Burner Buddha Lid 132026 **Free Shipping** $20.76 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK CARVING BUDDHA OLD JADE STATUE $0.90 |
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CHINESE OLD JADE HANDWORK CARVED BUDDHA PENDANT GY1026 $0.10 |
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CHINESE OLD JADE HANDWORK CARVED BUDDHA PENDANT GY1023 $0.10 |
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CHINESE OLD JADE HANDWORK CARVED BUDDHA PENDANT GY1022 $0.10 |
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Wonderful chinese handwork tibet-silver buddha old green jade incense burner $35.00 |
Old Jade Buddha
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Lonely Planet Shanghai (City Travel Guide) $11.99 Lonely Planet ShanghaiStroll along the stately Bund and gawk at the futuristic neon of PudongEscape the skyscrapers into the tree-lined French Concession’s hip eateries and vogue boutiquesHaggle with hawkers over a must-have cheongsam (Chinese dress) or handmade yak scarvesMeet some of the 19 million inhabitants through interviews with a boutique owner, and art professor and othersIn This Guide:Ch… |
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Lonely Planet Shanghai Encounter $7.00 What Will Your Shanghai Encounter Be?Drinking in the riverside view from the historic Bund’s barsSizing up the sci-fi skyscrapers of futuristic PudongBargain-hunting, café-hopping and art-ogling amidst the traditional architecture of TianzifangIndulging in the chic charm of the French Concession’s tree-lined boulevardsEscaping modernity to the quintessentially Chinese landscapes just outside of t… |
why does everyone seem to be focused on how old an art is?
wouldn’t a newer art have more innovation a build on what has gone before? it seems that many people seem to think that innovation could only dilute an art. isn’t this kind of a silly position to hold, I mean we know infinitely more about kinesiology today then some monks knew 2000 years ago- they thought drinking jade could make someone immortal for Buddha’s sake.
we don’t study many chemists, or astronomers from that era; why are martial arts different?
Because most people have bought into the fallacy that if something is old it must be good to have survived the test of time. They do not understand that it is not the age of a style, but how much innovation or improvements have been made to it. A style that is static is dead.
And just as you stated, we do have more scientific knowledge and methods to measure and quantify to improve and advance a martial art. It may interest you to know that the traditional Chinese medical “science” is full of errors and inaccuracies. For example, before the introduction of Western medical science, the Chinese believed that the liver was responsible for blood circulation. And because it was taboo in Chinese religion to dissect a corpse, the Chinese had almost no knowledge of human anatomy.
From my perspective, the here and now is the Golden Age of martial art.
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