The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties period (220-584 CE) was a politically turbulent time. The interaction and blending of new cultural elements, especially the widespread influence of the Buddhism ...read more
Throughout Chinese history, mountain worship has shaped the spatial order of ancient cities as a cultural and spiritual anchor, forming a unique "city-mountain" landscape imbued with regional identity and philosophical/religious ...read more
This research project investigates the technical and pedagogical practices of medieval Chinese Buddhism by focusing on exegetical diagrams preserved in Dunhuang from the 8th to 10th centuries. Known both as ...read more
This project examines the intersection of local religious practices, environmental policies, and waste management in Sikkim, with a particular emphasis on the influence of Buddhist rituals and beliefs on the ...read more
This PhD project pursues a comprehensive study of Anyue (Sichuan) stone carvings related to Esoteric Buddhism during the Tang and Song dynasties, using a mixed methodology of iconographic analysis and tracing Esoteric Buddhist ...read more
A term frequently associated with Spanish culture of the 1960s, particularly during Manuel Fraga’s tenure as Minister of Information and Tourism (1962–1969), is apertura (openness). Unlike the preceding decades, this ...read more
The Anyue Buddhist 安岳 sites can be mainly dated between the Tang (618–907) and the Ming (1368–1644) dynasties and consist of locations of great importance when studying Buddhism in the Sichuan ...read more
Buddhist Sūtra Literature represents the diverse, discursive genre of scripture held to be canonical by various Buddhist traditions because it was considered to be buddhavacana (words spoken by the Buddha). ...read more
The political economies of the states of Southeast Europe after the Second World War were shaped by the doctrine of development. In the long term and from a global perspective, ...read more
This project analyzes the interactions between religion and cultural heritage in twentieth century Japan as a venue to investigate the legacy of imperialism in the construction of modern ideas and ...read more