Lindsey DeWitt Prat, PhD

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Cultural Heritage in Japan

Ghent University · Fall 2020 & Spring 2022

Rows of bronze Buddhist statues in shadow.

a few slides from a class I taught recently at the University of Ghent…

Title slide: Cultural Heritage in Japan, Ghent University, December 2020, with key terms. Slide: sacred treasures and hidden buddhas. Slide: “Separate buddhas and gods! Abolish Buddhism and destroy Śākyamuni!” Slide: preserve ancient artifacts, build national museums, designate national treasures.