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SUMMARY:Arts Initiative: In This Space
DESCRIPTION:The DRBU Building has a long history of transformation. Originally built in the early 1950s as the men’s ward of the Mendocino State Hospital\, the building took on a new purpose when DRBU Founder Venerable Master HsÜan Hua designated it as the future home of the University following the establishment of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in 1976. Master Hua named the building 慈航(cí háng)\, Vessel of Loving-Kindness\, a name that expresses its purpose as a storehouse carrying wisdom\, compassion\, and learning into the future.\n \nNearly four decades later\, that vision began to take physical form. From 2015 to 2017\, the building underwent an extensive renovation. The entire DRBU community contributed to the programming and design\, realizing a space that would support the distinctive DRBU approach to education. The project was designed by Siegel & Strain Architects of Emeryville\, a firm recognized for its commitment to green building practices\, and constructed by Wright Contracting of Santa Rosa\, known for its experience in educational projects. More than 200 tradespeople contributed their skills to bringing the building to life.\n \nThe groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 10\, 2016\, attended by members of the design and construction teams and the DRBU community. Construction was completed on April 26\, 2017\, and that August\, DRBU began a new academic year within the transformed building. On April 21\, 2018\, the building was formally inaugurated.\nThe following year\, it received the 2019 Beautification Award from the Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce.\n \nThe outdoor courtyard was later initiated and carried out by DRBU alumnus Alex Wang as the class gift of the DRBU BA Class of 2019\, and is dedicated in memory of David Rounds\, the longtime editor of Religion East & West. The courtyard extends the building’s spirit of learning beyond its walls\, creating a place for reflection and connection.\n \nWhen Master Hua first designated this building as the future home of DRBU\, many of his disciples wondered how such a large space could ever be filled by a fledgling Buddhist university. Today\, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of DRBU and approach a decade in the DRBU Building\, we are witnesses to the institution Master Hua envisioned and to his enduring educational legacy. Each day within these walls\, spaces become more than architecture. They become places where people learn\, create\, question\, practice\, and grow. The life of the community fills the DRBU Building with insight\, kindness\, and awakened potential.\n \nAs the Avataṃsaka Sūtra reminds us\, “The mind is like a master painter who is able to paint all worlds.” In this spirit\, the flourishing of a space and the flourishing of the mind are intimately connected. What we build around us can shape what we cultivate within us; and what we cultivate within can\, in turn\, transform the world around us.\n \n慈航 continues its journey—a vessel of loving-kindness carrying the educational vision of Master Hua into the next generation.\n \nDuring the summer of 2016\, I began taking photos of the DRBU Building. I was grateful for and fascinated with the access I’d been given. I love old buildings—so many textures to photograph. In many ways\, I find an old building to be much more attractive than a new finished building. Similarly\, when I’m taking portraits\, I often prefer an old face to a young one. The appeal of the aged face is that it can reveal a life lived.\n \nAnother beauty of the DRBU Building\, then and now\, is that there are so many windows to let light in. It was wonderful to watch the light increase as the bars and old glass were gradually removed from the windows. A photographer friend of mine said that to make better photographs\, I should follow the light. This advice was especially helpful in 2016\, as early on during construction\, there wasn’t any electric light in the interior of the building. I had no choice but to rely on the light coming through the windows for illumination. I was given leave to photograph the workers engaged in their craft. Whole walls were removed and new walls erected. Inside the building\, piles of old material were cordoned off with a barrier. Since I wasn’t allowed to get near this\, photos could only be taken through wired glass. I was always accompanied by a person assigned to me to make sure I didn’t fall off a ladder\, fall down an elevator shaft\, or tripvover piles of debris.\n \nOver a period of twelve months\, I experienced the transformation of a dark\, messy\, cluttered space into a clean\, fresh building full of classrooms\, offices\, lounges\, tiled bathrooms\, and carpeted floors— with light streaming in through unbarred windows.\n\nAbout the Artist\n\nStan Shoptaugh has been Digital Content Developer at DRBU since 2015. In addition\, he has a Ukiah business\, Classic Typography\, which has typeset books for West Coast publishers such as Stanford University Press\, Sierra Club Books\, and the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Of the many books he has designed and typeset since 1984\, the one that means the most to him is the 2014 edition of The Sixth Patriarch’s Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra.\n \n\nStan’s interests are primarily in the visual arts and have increasingly shifted toward photography since he got his first camera in 1991. For Rural Communities Housing Development Corporation he has photographed the process of building of sweat-equity homes\, from the groundbreaking ceremony to the moment families move in. For DRBU he has been trying to capture the spirit of the University as it grows. \nExhibition Details\n\n\nLocation: DRBU Building\, 1991 Virtue Wy\, Ukiah\, CA.\nOpen to the public:  Mondays – Fridays\, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm\, and by appointment on weekends.
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