Dr. Jack Meng-Tat Chia Book Talk: Monks in Motion

The Intitute for the Studay of Humanistic Buddhism scholarly working group, Modern and Contemporary Buddhist Encounters in the Southern Sinosphere, monthly lecture series begins with a talk from Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia from National University of Singapore on his recent book, Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity across the South China Sea.

The remote event will be held on Zoom on October 19 at 6:30pm Pacific Time. Registration is open to everyone.

Dr. Jack Meng-Tat Chia event flyer

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