ALL SYMPOSIA AND PERFORMANCES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This symposium is focused on traditional Buddhist ritual music to consider its importance for studying the evolution of Buddhist culture as well as the interaction between Buddhist music and traditional musical culture outside the monastery in China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Nepal and Laos. It will include presentations by scholars in the field of ethnomusicology, Buddhist studies and/or religious studies and performances by Buddhist monastics, renowned in their home countries for their musicality in ritual chanting.
Location
Symposium: 1 Alumni House, Berkeley CA, 94720 Performances: 101 Zellerbach Playhouse #4800, Berkeley, CA 94720 |
Organized By
Sponsored By
Center for Korean Studies, UC Berkeley | Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UC Berkeley | Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley |
The Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities | College of Letters and Science, Div. of Arts and Humanities UC Berkeley
Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Society for the Promotion of Buddhism
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, UC Berkeley | Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley |
The Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities | College of Letters and Science, Div. of Arts and Humanities UC Berkeley
Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Society for the Promotion of Buddhism