14 November 2022 (Monday) - 15 November 2022 (Tuesday)
The 2022 Dzogchen Buddha Path Sacred Arts Competition
Monday and Tuesday, November 14th & 15th, 12:00 to 3:00pm (Taiwan)
Sunday and Monday, November 13th & 14th, 8:00 to 11:00pm (PST)
Join the International Dzogchen Buddha Path Sangha and the Holy Vajra Master in celebration of this third annual Sacred Arts Competition and Dzogchen Buddha Path Youth Art Presentation!
Day 1: Monday November 14th, 12:00 – 3:00 pm (Taiwan)
Sacred Arts Competition: Selecting finalists of the best song, music, poetry, art, and
photography
Day 2: Tuesday November 15th, 12:00 – 3:00pm (Taiwan)
Celebrating Buddha’s Mother’s Day: Award Celebration—Announcing the winners of the
best song, music, poetry, art, and photography
We encourage all Sangha to enter their own original pieces of sacred music, poetry, or work of art.
To see more information, including past years’ winning entries, visit the event page here:
https://sacredartscompetition.thebuddhapath.org/
Celebrating Regional Sacred Arts Competition Finalists!
Experience your region’s best artwork, photography, poetry, song and music in the 2022 Dzogchen Buddha Path Sacred Arts Competition. Join us to find out who will be advanced as finalists to the International competition on Nov. 13th and 14th!
North American Sangha Celebration:
November 6th at 7 pm (Pacific)
Registration:
https://dzogchenshrisinghafoundation.cmail20.com/t/y-l-ntdtkkl-ikdljuydlk-t/
European Sangha Celebration:
Sunday November 6th at 18:30 (MEST) and 19:30 (FIN/EST)
Registration:
https://dzogchenbuddhapath.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdumvpjwrGNLjIGQ0ZUZNpiL6YYD9w8is
Asian Sangha Celebration: TBA
Russian Sangha Celebration: TBA
General Guidelines
- All submissions must express fundamental principles of the Dzogchen Buddha Path.
- Regional Dzogchen Buddha Path Sacred Arts Committee fairly selects up to 5 of the best artists in each category from their region.
- Each artist can present 1 piece from 2 of the 5 categories: song, music, poetry, art, or photography, for a total of 2 submissions. The committee will not review more than two pieces from any one artist.
- All pieces must be created within 5 years.
Guidelines for Size of Arts
- Songs and music must be a minimum of 2 minutes and a maximum of 3.5 minutes long.
Note: Songs that are longer than 3.5 minutes may not be reviewed. - Instrumental music can be a minimum of two minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes long.
Note: Instrumental music that is longer than 5 minutes may not be reviewed. - Poetry must be at least one verse minimum and not more than 180 words (cannot take more
than 3 minutes to read at normal speed).
Note: Poetry that takes longer than 3 minutes may not be reviewed. - Pieces of visual art cannot be more than one page or have multiple pieces.
Submission Guidelines
- At this time, live performances are not suitable due to technical issues, time, and
circumstances. - All songs, music, and reading poetry must be submitted in Mp3 or Mp4 format or uploaded
to Youtube. - Painting art, photographic art, or other digital art are submitted as jpeg or PDF.
(Paintings, photographs, or other digital arts can be submitted as Mp4 or uploaded to
Youtube) - For music, if your song or instrumental piece uses original material from another artist or
source, acknowledge the artist, song, lyrics, etc., when making your submission. Please note
that there will be a deduction of points for using borrowed material.
If you would like to submit a piece for this competition, please contact your regional
director.
If you would like to submit a piece for this competition, please contact your regional director. The deadline for submissions is October 29th at 9pm for North America and October 30 at 9pm for Asia, Russia, and Europe.
North American Sangha: Acharya Joe Evans (joseph.evans@thebuddhapath.org)
Chinese Sangha: Acharya Peirung Ma (peijung.ma@thebuddhapath.com)
Russian Sangha: Acharya Elena Komarova (elena.komarova@thebuddhapath.org)
European Sangha: Bodhi Lama Rita Pichlhoefer (rita.pichlhofer@thebuddhapath.org)
Children’s Art
On both days of the event we will also have sections for children’s art pieces, including
voice, instruments, poetry, and visual art. Please encourage the Sangha children to
participate in this fun event and share their talents with us! There will be no judging for
children’s art pieces.
Competition Prizes
To be announced
Fundraising Goal
Our goal is to raise $8,000 USD to offer to the winners and encourage them to
continue to learn and progress in their art knowledge. In this way, may our
Dzogchen Buddha Path artists embody the principles of the Dzogchen Lineage in
art, for the enjoyment of all and the creation of immeasurable good karma for all
beings.
For More Information:
Dharma Acharya Mari Evans
International Director
2022 Dzogchen Buddha Path Sacred Arts Competition
sacredarts@thebuddhapath.org
