An International Conference: From Chang’an to Nālandā: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist Monk Xuanzang (c. 602-664)
August 17-19, 2018; Xi’an, China. Continue reading
Conference: Identity and Networks in Buddhism and East Asian Religions
Mount Wutai, Shanxi province, China; July 3-5, 2018. Continue reading
New Horizons In Research on the Contents Inside of East Asian Statues
June 23-24, 2018. Nagoya University, JapanContinue reading
Buddhist Beast: Reflections on Animals in Asian Religions and Culture
April 20-22, 2018. Vancouver, Canada.Continue reading
From the Caoxi Creek to Mogao Cave: Interdisciplinary Studies of Chan Buddhism and the Dunhuang Cache from Multiple Sources and Perspectives
January 13-15, 2018 at DILA, Taiwan.Continue reading
Consecrating the Buddha: On the Practice of Interring Objects in Buddhist Statues
August 11-12, 2017 at Ewha Womans University, Seoul KoreaContinue reading
A Conference on the Shaolin Temple and Buddhism under the Northern Dynasties
July 31 – August 2, 2017. The Shaolin Monastery 少林寺, Mount Song 嵩山, Henan 河南
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The Third International Conference on the Wutai Cult
July 12-15, 2017. Great Sage Monastery of Bamboo Grove, Mount WutaiContinue reading
Buddhism and Business, Market and Merit: Intersections between Buddhism and Economics Past and Present
June 16-18, 2017. Vancouver Canada.
An International Conference: From Xiangyuan to Ceylon: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian (337-422)
March 25-27, 2017. Shanxi, China.
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When the Himalaya Meets with Alps: International Forum on Buddhist Art & Buddhism’s Transmission to Europe
August 27, 28, 2016. Madrid, Spain.
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The Second International Conference on the Wutai Cult
July 19-24, 2016. Great Sage Monastery of Bamboo Grove, Mount Wutai, China.
Located in central China, the mountain range known as Wutai 五臺 was perceived as the new Chinese abode for the famous Indian bodhisattva, Mañjuśrī. As such, it came to be widely venerated by Buddhist believers from all over East Asia. This conference explores a plethora of trans-cultural, multi-ethnic, and cross-regional factors that contributed to the formation and transformation of the cult centered on Wutai and its dwelling bodhisattva (Mañjuśrī), as well as the “international” roles (religious, political, economic, commercial, diplomatic and even military) that the Wutai-centered cult has played in Asia and beyond. Continue reading
