The Comparison Project is hosting its next event in its lecture series on miracles this Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center. The lecture, “On the Role of Miracles in the Vimalakirti Sutra in Early Medieval China and Beyond,” will be presented by Shi Jingpeng, assistant professor in the School of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Minzu University of China in Beijing.

Jingpeng will speak about the role of miracles in the Vimalakīrti Sutra, an informative text for Chinese Buddhism in particular and Chinese culture in general. His published works include Basic Research on Nirvāna Studies in the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, and From Dharma-body to Buddha-nature. The event is free and open to the public.

Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences