Maya and the conception of Buddha: 12th c. Mural at Mangyu, Ladakh

"Maya's Death The Buddha's Mother Then and Now..."

Name: "Maya's Death The Buddha's Mother Then and Now..."
Start: 2016-02-08T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2016-02-08T18:30:00-06:00
Location: John Evans Center

Monday, February 8, 2016 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT

John Evans Center, 1800 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

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By Kim Gutschow, lecturer, Department of Anthropology/Sociaology and Religion, Williams College

A talk juxtaposing Buddhist narratives of the birth of the Buddha wtih contemporary obstetrical practices and conceptions of impurity associated with childbirth in Ladakh, Western Himalayas.

Sponsors: Buddhist Women and Teh Western Himalayas, Supported by a Mellon Cluster Programming Grant, The Department of Religious Studies, and The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures.

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