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URL:https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/architecture-of-virtuality/
SUMMARY:Architecture of Virtuality: Liao Dynasty Pagodas and the Embodiment
  of Buddhist Vision
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nThis
  talk explores the pagodas of China’s Liao dynasty (907-1125)\, uncoveri
 ng the intricate relationships between the materiality of Buddhist archite
 cture and its entwined vision and virtuality. It's essential to recognize 
 that Buddhist materiality is deeply connected with its immateriality. This
  dual nature\, inherent in Liao architecture\, echoes the Buddhist percept
 ion of reality articulated in the renowned Heart Sutra phrase: “form is 
 emptiness\, and emptiness is form.” The Liao empire\, established in the
  tenth century by the nomadic Khitans\, dominated regions spanning current
 -day northern China\, Mongolia\, portions of Russia's southern border\, an
 d Kazakhstan. Within this diverse empire\, the dynamism of nomadism fused 
 with the adaptability of Buddhist philosophy\, birthing monumental archite
 cture that emphasized Buddhist visuality and virtuality. Through a careful
  study of select pagodas\, this talk sheds light on how Liao's Buddhist ar
 chitecture symbolized a virtual pilgrimage to India's sacred sites\, envis
 ioned an ever-expanding Huayan 華嚴 cosmos\, and transformed the pagoda
 ’s vacant core into a representation of the Buddha’s truth body (zhens
 hen 真身).
CATEGORIES:Visiting Scholar Talks
LOCATION:Common Room (#136)\, 2 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, United S
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