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Special Event
Japanese Mandalas—Under the Gaze of the Stars: Astral Mandalas in Medieval Japan
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Diamond World Mandala
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Saturday Nov 7, 2009 (2–3pm)
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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In this lecture Bernard Faure, Kao Professor in Japanese Religion in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, discusses the role of mandalas—graphic depictions of the Buddhist universe and its myriad realms and deities—in Japanese cultural and social life during the medieval period. This lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Japanese Mandalas: Emanations and Avatars, on view through November 29. Meet in the Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall in the Uris Center for Education at 2 p.m.
No tickets or reservations necessary.
Image: Diamond World Mandala (Kongōkai Mandara). Kamakura period (1185-1333), 13th century. Brooklyn Museum. 21.240.1. Museum Collection Fund
