Online Lecture by Arthid Sheravanichkul: "So bodhisatto, Jātakas mural paintings in the temples in Thonburi"

3. Mai 2024, 14:00 Uhr, von AAI Webmaster

Foto: Arthid Sheravanichkul (cropped)

We kindly invite you to this online lecture in English language on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at 14:00–16:00 h (CEST/MESZ).

Topic:
    "So bodhisatto, Jātakas mural paintings in the temples in Thonburi"

Speaker:
    Assoc. Prof. Arthid Sheravanichkul (PhD)

Affiliation:
    Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Date/Time:
    May 3^rd, 2024 (Friday), 14:00 – 16:00 (CEST/MESZ)

Language:
    English

Zoom Link:
    https://uni-hamburg.zoom.us/j/64563521222?pwd=OEdSbENCOUV2Ynl5ZUdnNG5mM1pwQT09

Zoom Meeting-ID:
    645 6352 1222

Zoom Passcode:
    hgtlecture

About the lecture:

Jātakas are regarded as the most important narratives in all Buddhist traditions. They convey Buddhist teachings, especially the Bodhisattva ideal. Apart from written texts, jātakas are commonly depicted as paintings, engravings in caves, stūpas, chapels and other forms of material art. This talk considers the jātakas mural paintings found in the temples in Thonburi in the 19^th century and early 20^th century. The Thonburi paintings include a famous set of ten, the Thosachat, and other less known jātakas. These jātakas paintings demonstrate Thai Buddhist visual narrative tradition and the knowledge and creativity of the artisans of the period.

Brief profile:

Arthid Sheravanichkul, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Thai language and literature at the Department of Thai (Thai Program) and the Thai Studies Center (International Program), Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, where he has taught Thai Literature since 2004 and Thai Buddhism since 2010 respectively. His courses focus on Thai classical and early modern literature (13^th to early 20^th centuries), and Buddhist literature. His research interests include Thai Buddhist narratives and Thai Buddhist culture. His recent publication, published in June 2022, is a book on the relation between Jātakas, i.e. the stories of Buddha’s previous lives, and Thai literary culture.

We would like to thank the Hamburg Society for Thai Studies for the cooperation. 

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