A copy of the ‘Encyclopedia of Buddhist Art’ by Fo Guang Shan’s Monastery has been donated to the Templeman Library. To celebrate, the nuns will be running an open workshop to help you use the resource! You can book a place for free.

The event will be taking place on Wednesday 21st of November at 16:00 in D|G|01 (D Block, Ground Floor). It will be run by members of the Fo Guang Shan London study group and will cover:

• the role of art and culture in the propagation of Buddhism
• the ways in which Buddhist practices can be integrated into everyday life
• how art and culture can aid communication between people of all walks of life, different nationalities and backgrounds

Fo Guang Shan is an international Buddhist organisation based in Taiwan but with branch temples around the world, including London and Manchester. It has strong links to the University of Kent and has collaborated on research and education activities with the School of Anthropology and Conservation and the Religious Studies Department. As part of its commitment to the promotion and preservation of culture, including the visual arts, the organisation has spent years compiling a twenty-volume encyclopaedia of Buddhist art, and has donated a copy to the University of Kent.