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Workshop · Hybrid

The Excremental Imagination across Buddhist Literature

2 Dec 2026

Martin Hall, New College, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh, School of Divinity and Asian Studies on the Study Map

An afternoon workshop with short papers by Sarah Shaw, Oliver Hargrave and Naomi Appleton on scatological themes in Buddhist literature, followed by the launch of Rajyashree Pandey's book on the excremental imagination in medieval Japan. Online participation via Teams is available on registration.

Full details, the programme and how to register are on the organiser's page.

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