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The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies
School of Humanities & Sciences

T. T. & W. F. Chao Buddhist Art & Film Series

Tabo Mural

Cave Mural from Tabo, Spiti. Photo credit: Christian Luczanits

Lecture series and seminars on Buddhist art supported by the T. T. & W. F. Chao Fund.

Upcoming Events

February
16

Film Screening of "Tukdam: Between Worlds" and Discussion with Director Donagh Coleman

Thu February 16th 2023, 7:00pm - 8:50pm
Location:
Oshman Hall, McMurtry Building
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Past Events

January
13

Yukio Lippit: "The Harvard Buddha Hand"

Fri January 13th 2012, 5:30pm
Location:
Building 70, Room 72A1
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October
8

Juhyung Rhi: "Buddhist Images in Gandhāran Monasteries: The Context of Creations"

Sat October 8th 2011, 1:00pm
Location:
Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building
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October
7

Juhyung Rhi: "Images at the Threshold: Reading Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Early Indian Buddhist Art"

Fri October 7th 2011, 5:30pm
Location:
Building 70, Room 72A1
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January
8

Kazuaki Tanahashi: "Calligraphy as an Expression of Buddhism"

Sat January 8th 2011, 1:00pm
Location:
Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building
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November
20

Robert L. Brown: "A Spiritual Masterpiece: The Gupta Period Buddha Image of India"

Sat November 20th 2010, 1:00pm
Location:
Annenberg Auditorium, Cummings Art Building
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November
19

Robert Brown: "The Rise and Fall of Visual Narratives of the Buddha in India"

Fri November 19th 2010, 5:15pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 208
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May
6

Yamabe Nobuyoshi: "How Was the Pure Land Painted in Dunhuang?"

Thu May 6th 2010, 5:15pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 208
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May
1

John Listopad: "The Art and Iconography of a Thai Buddhist Temple"

Sat May 1st 2010, 1:00pm
Location:
Building 200, Room 002
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January
30

Christian Luczanits: "The Tibetan Buddhist Mandala and Its Evolution"

Sat January 30th 2010, 1:00pm
Location:
History Corner, (Building 200), Room 002
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May
16

Elizabeth Horton Sharf: "The Fully Illumined Sage: Reading Twelve Centuries of Japanese Buddhist Imagery"

Sat May 16th 2009, 1:00pm
Location:
History Building Room 002
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November
15

Sonya Rhei Quintanilla and Nancy Tingley: "Understanding Buddhist Art: Ancient India"

Sat November 15th 2008, 1:00pm
Location:
Cummings Art Building, Room 4
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November
14

Sonya Quintanilla: "The Inauspicious Image"

Fri November 14th 2008, 4:15pm
Location:
Encina Hall West, Room 208
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