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In MFA exhibit ‘Seeking Shambhala,’ everything is illuminated

MFA takes a fantastic journey

By Sebastian Smee

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 30, 2012

“Seeking Shambhala,’’ on view at the Museum of Fine Arts until September 30, is one of those under-the-radar, single-gallery, collection-based museum shows that comes close to out-wowing the museum’s loudly trumpeted, loan-based blockbusters. The show features a suite of dazzling Tibetan paintings, as well as an array of Buddhist objects and brilliant works by two contemporary artists, one from Tibet, the other from Japan.

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