An collection of photographs entitled 'Living Buddhism', by renowned photographer Graham Harrison, is being exhibited at the University, accompanied by a number of related events. A photographic record Living Buddhism was an illustrated book and accompanying exhibition at the British Museum in 1989. The photographs are the work of renowned photographer Graham Harrison, who journeyed around Asia three times between 1983 and 1987 to produce his photographic record of this major world religion. The collection has now been transferred to Edinburgh and the forthcoming exhibition and accompanying events are a celebration of the revival of this important resource and the starting point of a long-term project which seeks to maintain and develop the original venture. This exhibition also includes recent work from Japan, China and Korea by Ian Astley, a senior lecturer in Asian Studies in the College's School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The exhibition will be on display from 12 September to 6 October 2011 in the foyer of the University of Edinburgh's Main Library. Events day - 15 September 2011 The exhibition will be accompanied by a day of events on Thursday 15 September 2011 designed to complement and expand upon the work. Guided tours There will be guided tours of the exhibition by the photographer Graham Harrison and Ian Astley between 12.30pm and 4pm on Thursday 15th September. (Ian Astley will also be on hand on Saturday 24th September to show visitors around the exhibition, when the Library is featured in Edinburgh's annual Open Doors event.) Public talk: Buddhism in Crisis? The problems of Temple Buddhism in contemporary Japan There will be a public talk by Ian Reader, an internationally renowned scholar of Japan from the University of Manchester, who will be speaking on the economic and pastoral crisis currently being experienced in Japanese Buddhism. This talk will take place at 4.30pm in the Languages and Humanities Centre, in the David Hume Tower. Film showing: KanZeOn There will also be a showing of the film KanZeOn (2011) for the first time in Scotland, which is the work of London-based independent filmmakers Neil Cantwell and Tim Grabham. The film will be shown at 6pm in the Language and Humanities Centre in the David Hume Tower. Related links Asian Studies website Living Buddhism Publication date 15 Oct, 2015
