Here are some of the highlights from the distinguished lecture “Buddhism, Birds, Beasts, and 'Bat Monks': Defining and Defying Categories Through Analogical Thinking in East Asian Buddhism” by Professor James Robson (Harvard University Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations)!

The annual FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies, funded by an endowment established via a generous donation by the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, brings a distinguished professor in Buddhist Studies to the National University of Singapore. Professor James Robson (Harvard University) was the distinguished speaker for the 2023 FASS Distinguished Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies, organized by the FASS Research Division at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

You may find more highlights of this distinguished lecture event by checking out our photo album or catching the full replay of the lecture.