Expressions of the Dharma
Buddhist Art & Culture in Everyday Life
April 4-6, 2019
University of the West
& Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
Los Angeles, CA
Artistic and cultural expressions have been a vital means of religious engagement for Buddhists. From early Buddhist architecture to cave paintings and calligraphy, artistic forms symbolically capture Buddhist worldviews in ways that both reflect and enhance religious devotion.
To mark the publication of the English edition of the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts, the Institute of the Study of Humanistic Buddhism (ISHB) at University of the West and Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple are pleased to host the conference, "Expressions of the Dharma: Buddhist Art and Culture in Everyday Life," that will be held April 4-6, 2019.
Registration
Conference registration rates:
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Professional (Faculty, Curator) $50.00
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Independent Scholar $35.00
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Student (with ID) $0.00
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Monastic, Clergy $0.00
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General Public $50.00
Full conference registration is available here. Included in your registration are select meals (including the Opening Banquet) and optional trip to the Huntington Library & Gardens.
Registration for several free events--open to the public--can be found here.
Accommodations
No-cost shared room accommodations are available at Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple (Hacienda Heights) on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please check the appropriate box when you register.
Participants may also reserve a room at their own cost at:
Courtyard Los Angeles Hacienda Heights/Orange County
1905 S Azusa Avenue
Hacienda Heights CA 91745 map
Reserve by: March 4, 2019. To reserve your room at the conference rate ($139.00+tax), click here.
Schedule
APRIL 4th Thursday Hsi Lai Temple
4:00-5:30pm
Conference Check-in begins
5:30-6:45pm
Opening Banquet & Welcome
7:00-9:00pm
KEYNOTE PANEL
Buddhist Art & Culture in Everyday Life
Moderated by Lewis Lancaster, University of the West & UC Berkeley
Kerry Lucinda Brown, Savannah College of Art and Design
Activating Ancient Buddhist Narratives in Contemporary Ritual Practice: The Veneration of Dīpaṅkara Buddha in Nepal
David Efurd, Wofford College
When Buddhists Carved Earth: Cave Architecture in an Everyday Landscape
Tracy Miller, Vanderbilt University
Water and Ritual in Early Chinese Buddhist Architecture
Several events are free and open to the public. These sessions are highlighted in orange. You may register for these free sessions here.
APRIL 5th Friday Hsi Lai Temple
9:00-9:45am
Tour of Hsi Lai Temple (optional)
10:00-11:45am
FEATURED PANEL
Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts including donation of the Encyclopedia
Moderated by Venerable Youheng (Editorial Director)
Ven. Mankuang (Editorial Advisor)
Peter Johnson (Editor of Architecture, Caves and Artifacts)
Yann Lovelock (Editor of Sculpture)
Graham Wilson (Editor of Painting)
Stefanie Pokorski (Editor of Calligraphy, Seals and People)
12:00-1:45pm
Lunch
2:00-3:45pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS I
PAPER SESSION
Expressions of the Dharma in the Ordinary and the Everyday
Moderated by Jane Naomi Iwamura, University of the West
Peter Romaskiewicz, UC Santa Barbara
The Early American Encounter with Buddhist Imagery in Silent Film
Hwee Koon Tan, Independent Curator
From Buddhas (& Bodhisattvas) to Ordinary People: The Impact of an Engaging Human-Realm Buddhism on Li Chen
(a Chinese artist’s shift from a self-taught Buddhist sculptor to a contemporary artist)
Venerable Mankuang, International Buddhist Progress Society—Dallas
Humanistic Buddhism in Architecture----The Example of the Fo Guang Triple Gem Structure Complex (San Bao Shan)
Sarah Richardson, University of Toronto
The Place of “the Everyday” in Buddhist Narrative Painting
PRESENTATION | DEMONSTRATION
The Way of the Flower: Ikebana as Spiritual Path
Shauna Eheler, University of the West
Susan Morse, University California, Irvine
Larisa Castillo, University California, Irvine
4:00-5:45pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS II
PAPER SESSION
Expressions of the Dharma in Chinese Culture
Moderated by Darui Long, University of the West
Margarita Delgado Creamer, University of Pittsburgh
Earliest Buddha Images in China: Reception and Transformation
Xiaoyang Zhang, University of the West
Wisdom in Red: An Exploration into the Religious and Art Practice of Red Mañjuśrī in Tangut Buddhism in Dunhuang
Taliesin Thomas, Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)
Re-Envisioning The Buddhist Imagination in Contemporary Chinese Art
PAPER SESSION
Expressions of the Dharma in the Contemporary Moment
Moderated by Shou-Jen Kuo, University of the West
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Occidental College
The Merit of Garbage: Recycled Materials in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist Sacred Objects
Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia, Occidental College
Negotiating between the Old and the New: Giant Buddhist Statues and Questions of Efficacy in New Sacred Spaces in Sikkim, India
Soorakkualame Pemarathana, University of Pittsburgh
New Icons of the Buddha: The Promotion of Domestic Veneration of the Buddha in the 20th Century Sri Lanka
6:00-6:45pm
Dinner
7:00-9:00pm
SPECIAL EVENING PANEL
Paglalayag: Journeys on Learning, Living and Propagating Expressions of Dharma through Performing Arts
Katherine Mae G. Sabate, Guang Ming College
Transformative Pedagogy: Learning And Experiencing Buddhism As A Cultivation In Creating And Performing Arts
Gian Carlo Navarro, Guang Ming College
Voices Of Dharma: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Buddhist Arts And Culture Through Performing Arts
(Reflections on Emptiness and Silent Meal— Dance)
Al Bernard Garcia, Guang Ming College
The Experience And Practice Of Mindfulness Meditation Through The Expressions And Improvisations Of Movement And Dance
Cychaina Jontilano & Cyril Valeriano, Guang Ming College
Site-specific Dance: A Conscious Choreographic Process Informed by the Concept of Mindfulness
Ralph Jade Tampal, Guang Ming College
Buddhism and the Performing Arts: Analysis on the Juxtaposition of the Buddhist Concept of Right View and Islamic Concept of Niat by a Muslim Scholar
APRIL 6th Saturday University of the West
10:00-11:45am
PLENARY PANEL
Scholarly Practices: Buddhist Material Culture and the Everyday Life
Moderated by Sonya S. Lee, University of Southern California
Jinah Kim, Harvard University
Winston Kyan, University of Utah
Melody Rod-ari, Loyola Marymount University
Akiko Walley, University of Oregon
12:00-1:30pm
Lunch
12:30-1:15pm
LUNCHTIME WORKSHOP
Tea Chaplaincy > Pop-Up Tea Stop
Ven. Woo Sang, University of the West
JIeyan Zheng, University of the West
David Kaleo Woo, University of the West
1:30-3:30pm
SESSION III
PAPER SESSION
Expressions of the Dharma in the Historical
Moderated by Miroj Shakya
Gudrun Buhnemann, The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Śākyamuni Buddha’s Journey to Lumbinī as a Popular Theme in Newar Buddhist Art
Shih-shan Susan Huang, Rice University
Elite Uighurs and the Network of Buddhist Printed Books in the Mongol Empire
Nalini Rao, Soka University of America
Buddhist Sangha and Royal Patronage at Kanaganahalli: Recent Excavations in South India
Rebecca Hall, USC Pacific Asia Museum
Impermanence and the Study of Buddhist Funeral Arts of Northern Thailand
3:30-4:00pm
Tea & Closing Remarks
5:30-7:00pm
Farewell Dinner (Hsi Lai Temple)
Location
The conference will take place at:
April 4-5
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
3456 Glenmark Drive
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
April 6
University of the West
1409 Walnut Grove Ave
Rosemead, CA 91770
Transportation will be provided between the two conference sites.
Click on the markers or use the search box below to locate "FGS Hsi Lai Temple or " UWest"
Sponsors
Expressions of the Dharma is sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism (ISHB) at University of the West and Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple.