Research Workshop: Materiality and Practice in Buddhism: Gandhāra and Beyond

When and Where

Friday, March 08, 2024 2:00 pm to Saturday, March 09, 2024 5:30 pm
JHB100
Jackman Humanities Building
170 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5R 2M8

Speakers

Christian Luczanits, SOAS, University of London (Keynote Speaker)
Stefan Baums, University of Munich
Pia Brancaccio, Drexel University
Alice Casalini, University of Chicago
Robert DeCaroli, George Mason University
Elisa Iori, University of Erfurt
Michele Minardi, University of Naples
Jason Neelis, Wilfred Laurier University
Moizza Elahi, University of Toronto
SeungJung Kim, University of Toronto

Description

A two-day workshop of lectures and discussion rounds aimed to shed light on the dynamic workings of materiality and localized constructions of Buddhist ritual, practice, and experience in ancient Gandhāra and its neighbouring regions in the early centuries of the Common Era. Speakers include leading scholars working on early Buddhist art, history, archaeology, text, and epigraphy.

Registration for this event is required. Please register using this form.  

Contact Information

Sponsors

Ho Centre for Buddhist Studies, Department of Art History