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Anxiety and Imagination in Pure Land Buddhist Practice in Tang China

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A public lecture by Prof. Kendall Marchman University of Georgia As the popularity of Pure Land Buddhist practice increased in Tang China, a handful of Buddhist monks were hard at work developing liturgical practices and writing apologetic treatises to support it. Anxiety—whether about Pure Land rebirth, the efficacy of practices, or outside skepticism—was a catalyst

Ella Jazz Across Cultures

An artistic and academic event from October 21 – 23, 2021, at the University of Florida. Celebrating a unique collaboration with the "Brazilian Voices and the Brazilian Music Institute and with the support from the Center for Latin American Studies, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, Digital Worlds Institute, Center for Arts, Migration,