Donnerstag, 24. Oktober 2024, 09:00 - 19:00 iCal

Dedications on Tibetan Canonical Artefacts

Connecting Literature, Material Culture, and Social Context

Seminarraum 1 des Instituts für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
Campus der Universität Wien, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien

Seminar, Workshop, Kurs

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In Tibetan societies, artefacts containing entire works or passages of canonical literature hold a revered status. They include deluxe manuscripts or prints produced with precious materials, engravings in stone or metal, and frescoes. Canonical literature is publicly displayed through various media, with both the writings and their physical forms believed to carry protective and beneficial blessings. The production of such artefacts involves considerable social prestige, publicly acknowledged in dedicatory texts that extol the virtues of the land and its people. In this workshop, we will read and discuss dedicatory texts from a variety of Tibetan canonical artefacts to explore the relationship between canonical scriptures, their specific physical media, and the social context of their production and use.

 

Contributors: Nyima Woser Choekhortshang • Jigmey Lodey Gurung • Amy Heller • Channa Li • Nils Martin • Charles Ramble • Marta Sernesi • Helmut Tauscher • Kurt Tropper • Markus Viehbeck • Alexander Zorin

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This workshop is organized under the aegis of the Tibetan Manuscript Project Vienna (TMPV) and the current FWF-project “Himalayan Sūtra Collections” (P35697).

 

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Veranstalter

Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde

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Kontakt

Markus Viehbeck
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde in Kooperation mit der Indischen Botschaft, Wien
4277 43566
istb@univie.ac.at

Erstellt am Dienstag, 08. Oktober 2024, 09:03
Letzte Änderung am Montag, 14. Oktober 2024, 13:41