
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
August 17-19, 2018; Xi’an, China. Continue reading
Mount Wutai, Shanxi province, China; July 3-5, 2018. Continue reading
June 23-24, 2018. Nagoya University, JapanContinue reading
April 20-22, 2018. Vancouver, Canada.Continue reading
January 13-15, 2018 at DILA, Taiwan.Continue reading
August 11-12, 2017 at Ewha Womans University, Seoul KoreaContinue reading
July 31 – August 2, 2017. The Shaolin Monastery 少林寺, Mount Song 嵩山, Henan 河南
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July 12-15, 2017. Great Sage Monastery of Bamboo Grove, Mount WutaiContinue reading
June 16-18, 2017. Vancouver Canada.
March 25-27, 2017. Shanxi, China.
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August 27, 28, 2016. Madrid, Spain.
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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