{"id":4836,"date":"2025-04-30T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/?p=4836"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:51:23","slug":"event-report%ef%bc%9aetoki-buddhist-picture-storytelling-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/gjs\/news-en\/4836","title":{"rendered":"Event Report\uff1aEtoki (Buddhist Picture-Storytelling) in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_14306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_14306\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14306 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4c25a9190648dd23013763f376fe78db-610x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Etoki Workshop at Columbia University<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>March 10 (Mon) : Etoki Workshop &#8211; Illustrated Mountains as a Sacred Place: Mt. Meru, Vulture Peak, Kumano and Mt. Fuji<\/h3>\n<p>This workshop, organized as a lead-up to the Etoki Forum taking place the following day, explored mountain worship in Japan, representations of sacred lands and mountains, and the relationship between saints (Prince Sh\u014dtoku) and etoki through painting and literature. The event, which followed the program below, drew roughly thirty participants, including researchers and graduate students, for a lively exchange of ideas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening Remarks: Matthew McKelway(Columbia U. Burke Center)<\/li>\n<li>Speakers:\n<ul>\n<li>Yamamoto Satomi (Waseda U.), &#8220;Sacred Mountains of Buddhism and Painting &#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Umezawa Megumi (Kyoritsu Women\u2019s U.), &#8220;Mountain Worship in Medieval Japan&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Thalia Andrei (Wesleyan U.), \u201cDepicted pilgrimage for Mt. Fuji&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Abe Yasur\u014d (Ryukoku U.), &#8220;Sacred Mountains in Prince Shotoku Paintings for E-toki\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Abe Mika (Nagoya U.), &#8220;Contemporary Recreations of Mount Fuji in Etoki Picture Storytelling\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Commentators: Max Moerman (Columbia U. Barnard College), Maho Osawa (Waseda U.), Masanori Oiwa (Waseda U.)<\/li>\n<li>Closing Remarks: Haruo Shirane (Columbia U.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_14307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_14307\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14307 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2be1c18a173f1843d5e79abf5d5aae86-610x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installing hanging scrolls at the Columbia University Etoki Forum<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>March 11 (Tues): Etoki (Buddhist Picture-Storytelling) from Japan: Performance and Music by Yamaoka Bumy\u014d, Masuda Eishin, and Nagino Akihito with Hanging Scrolls of the Life of Prince Sh\u014dtoku<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This event featured three etoki (picture-storytelling) masters, who are also Buddhist monks, in the first-ever presentation of etoki, including a performance accompanied by biwa (lute) music, in North America. The venue also hosted an exhibition of hanging scrolls, including full-scale, high-resolution reproductions of \u201cSh\u014dtoku Taishi eden\u201d (Illustrated Biography of Prince Sh\u014dtoku, held at Honsh\u014dji Temple) and \u201cZenk\u014dji nyorai eden\u201d (Illustrated Biography of the Buddha of Zenk\u014dji Temple). Nearly 100 people attended the event, which followed the program outlined below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greetings: Haruo Shirane<\/li>\n<li>Introduction:\n<ul>\n<li>Abe Mika \u201cWhat is Etoki?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Abe Yasur\u014d \u201cThe Illustrated Biography of Honsh\u014dji Temple and Etoki\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Etoki Performance:\n<ul>\n<li>Yamaoka Bumy\u014d \u201cEtoki Performance of the Illustrated Biography of Prince Sh\u014dtoku\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Masuda Eishin \u201cThe King of the Buddhist Law and of the Imperial Law:Prince Sh\u014dtoku and His Friends in New York City\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Nagino Akihito \u201cBiwa Storytelling: The Moriya Battle in the Tale of Prince Sh\u014dtoku\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Discussion Session: Yamamoto Satomi<\/li>\n<li>Closing: Haruo Shirane<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_14308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_14308\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14308 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/13f8f394cf9d65f9ce1b04fe8ef68460-610x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rehearsal scene<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n<h3>Event Overview<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Date and time\uff1aMarch, 10\u00a0 13:00\u301c14:00\u00a0 and March, 11 18:00\uff5e20\uff1a00<\/li>\n<li>Format\uff1aFace to face<\/li>\n<li>Venue\uff1a Kent Hall at Columbia University and The Forum at Columbia University<\/li>\n<li>Organized by\uff1aDonald Keene Center of Japanese Culture\uff0fMary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art<\/li>\n<li>Co-Organized by : <span class=\"fontstyle0\">Ryusaku Tsunoda <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Center <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">of <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Japanese Culture<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">,<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Waseda <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">University\uff0f<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">JSPS Grant<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">in<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Aid for Scientific Research <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">(B) Satomi Yamamoto <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Medieval <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Expansion <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">of <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Lotus Sutra Art: Forms <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">and <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Spaces <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">of Integration of <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Exoteric, Esoteric, and Pure Land<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24K00025\uff0fJSPS Grant-in-Aid <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">for <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Research (A) <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Yasuro <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Abe <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Creating <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">a <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Collaborative <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Scholarly <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Community <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">for the <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Archives <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">of <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Religious Textual Cultural Heritage <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">and the Sharing of Mutual Understanding<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22H00005\uff0f<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University\uff0f<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Center <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">for <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Cultural Heritage Text Studies<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Graduate School <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">of <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Humanities<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">, <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Nagoya University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/324f528fcc32be01a6fe9063741189f0.pdf\">Workshop Flyer for March, 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/rilas\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/03\/090f68c023e9fad82c081b55c7cbe0e8.pdf\">Workshop Flyer for March, 11<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 10 (Mon) : Etoki Workshop &#8211; Illustrated Mountains as a Sacred Place: Mt. 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