Saturday, February 13, 2021
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Live via Zoom
Registration Required (Zoom link will be sent one day before the event)
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About the Conference:
Religious movements carried out by various human activities define a place and space, and occasionally vice versa. What fascinating stories do these mutual interactions yield? This conference seeks to bring together scholars to metaphorically “map” the territory that encompasses the relationship between religion and place across Asia. We will explore topics including but not limited to historical studies of religious practices and places, literary studies of texts and ritual spaces, ethnographic studies on religious landscapes, and archeological studies on religious sites and artifacts. In this event, we will investigate how spaces and places, either real or imagined, contribute to contemplative, ritualistic, artistic, or ethical aspects of life within religious traditions, texts, and activities throughout Asia.
Session One: Mapping the Territory in Premodern China - 1/16/2021
Session Two: Mapping the Territory Across Asia and Throughout the World - 1/30/2021
Session Three: Mapping the Territory of Buddhist Ritual Practices - 2/13/2021
Tom Newhall (UCLA)
What are "Vaipulya Ordination Platforms"? Becoming a “monk” in Tang-Dynasty China
Max Brandstadt (UC Berkeley)
Peeling the Onion: The Construction of Exclusive Ritual Space in Monasteries of the Three Levels Movement
Matthew Hayes (UCLA)
Performing at the Boundaries: Ritual, Temple Space, and Chishakuin’s Administrative Role in Early Modern Japan
Respondent: Robert Buswell (UCLA)
Session Four: Mapping the Territory in the Late Imperial Era - 2/27/2021
For more details about subsequent sessions, please refer to the Conference Schedule below.
This conference is co-sponsored by UCHRI, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA Asia Pacific Center, and UCLA Center for the Study of Religion.
For questions about the event, please contact shrivy2013@ucla.edu
Download file: Mapping-the-Territory-Schedule-ux-j3f.pdf
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies, Asia Pacific Center