Dear Friends of the Center for Buddhist Studies,
Please join us on January 30th at 4 pm in Agave Room, Student Union for the next lecture of Obaku Ingen/Lingyin Lecture Series of the term! This is a hybrid event (in-person/zoom). To receive a link to the webinar, please sign up for our email list here: http://eepurl.com/gb2yaD. If you are already on our list of “Lectures and Academic Research,” you will receive the link soon.
Speaker: Dr. John Johnston (Senior Fellow, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Arizona)
Talk title: "Manpukuji – Views from Inside the Main Temple of the Obaku School of Zen"
Abstract:
This lecture is based on the nearly two months that Dr. Johnston recently spent as a guest monk at Manpukuji, the main temple of the Obaku school of Zen located in Kyoto, Japan. The unique characteristics and practices of the Obaku school will be discussed with emphasis on monastic culture that is typically “behind the scenes”. Dr. Johnston will also introduce masterpieces of Buddhist sculpture at Manpukuji. His research at Manpukuji was supported by grants from the Japan Foundation and Ishibashi Foundation.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Johnston is a historian of Asian art focused on Buddhist painting, sculpture and material culture. He has conducted fieldwork at Buddhist temples in Bhutan, Thailand, China and Japan. Dr. Johnston is particularly interested in the role of the visual arts in contemporary Buddhist practice. He has served as Senior Fellow at the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Arizona since 2021 and is a Research Fellow at Pridi Banomyong International College, Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Time and Location:
January 30th (Monday), 2023
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Hybrid event (In-person/Zoom)
Location: Agave Room, Student Union
Address: 1303 E. University Blvd., Tucson
These lecture series are made possible thanks to the generous support from Wanfu Temple in Fuqing, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, and Matcha.com.
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