Buddhism Along the Silk Road

Featuring a lecture by Jin Xu, Jane and Leopold Swergold Associate Professor of Chinese Art History at Columbia University, this session situates the Bamiyan Buddha within the broader history of Buddhist transmission across East, Central, and South Asia. The session highlights how trade routes facilitated cultural encounters, religious coexistence, and the circulation of artistic forms.

The lecture will be followed by a guided meditation by Jessica Angima, a Kenyan-American community organizer, MNDFL meditation facilitator, and dharma student of Western Insight and Theravada traditions. Jessica is the organizer of Meditation for Black Lives.

Rain date: July 12, 2 – 3pm