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Talk: Early Chinese Buddhist Statues

Sun 27 Sept · 15:00

Charing Cross Library

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A talk examining early Chinese Buddhist statues will take place at Charing Cross Library in London on 27 September 2026. The session, titled 'From Gandhara and Mathuran: Tracing the transmission of Buddhist visual culture into China,' will feature various performers. Admission is free with a suggested donation of £3.00.

From Gandhara and Mathuran: Tracing the transmission of Buddhist visual culture into China.

Two thousand years ago, the Buddha's image traveled from India to China. But it didn't end up in a temple.

It appeared in tombs — on strange bronze trees covered in coins, next to Chinese gods, deep inside cliffs in southwest China. Why was a holy teacher from India buried with the dead, in a paradise that belonged to someone else?

Join guest speaker Handa Wang to uncover the mystery of China's first Buddha images, and find out what ancient people really saw in these calm, foreign faces.

Coffee and Tea provided

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Talk: Early Chinese Buddhist Statues takes place on Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 15:00.

Talk: Early Chinese Buddhist Statues is held at Charing Cross Library in London (4-6 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0HF).

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