[INDOLOGY] Reminder: Sacred Space in Modern and Contemporary Śatruñjaya Paṭas (March 17, 2023) - Lecture by Dr. Hawon Ku (Seoul National University)

[Ana Bajzelj]

Apologies for cross-posting.

Dear Colleagues,

This is a reminder that the Fourth Annual Shrimad Rajchandra Lecture at UC
Riverside will take place on *Friday, March 17, 2023, 4:00-5:30pm* *PDT*. You
can find more information about the lecture and the speaker *Dr. Hawon
Ku* (Seoul
National University) below.

Register for the event here:
https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlcu-tqzsjHdGpPUlhOMTEUEcwR8vWvr3-

IMPORTANT: Please note that you will need to sign in to your Zoom account
before entering the Zoom room.

Best wishes,

Ana Bajzelj


*Sacred Space in Modern and Contemporary Śatruñjaya Paṭas*


Paintings of Jain *tīrtha*s (sacred sites) have served as objects of
devotion, with the earliest extant examples depicting *yantra*s (mystic
diagrams), Tīrthaṅkaras, and cosmic diagrams, dating back to the 15th
century. Among these paintings, *paṭa*s (cloth paintings) of Śatruñjaya
have garnered the most interest due to their large size, striking colors,
and iconographic representations. In this lecture, Dr. Hawon Ku examines
the Śatruñjaya *paṭa*s, particularly those from the late 18th and 19th
centuries. She argues that these Jain *tīrtha paṭa*s indicate changes in
the Jain community’s perception of Śatruñjaya. Specifically, during this
period, Śatruñjaya shifted from its traditional status as one of the five
important pilgrimage sites to becoming one of the most prominent sites for
Śvetāmbar Jains. In addition to the traditional temples on Śatruñjaya,
contemporary *paṭa*s show a more extensive sacred space that includes a
depiction of the town of Pālītāṇā and its recently constructed temples. In
the lecture, Dr. Ku explores these developments of “sacred space” through
selected examples of *paṭa*s and discusses how the stylistic changes
reflect the rise of a modern Jain identity.

*Dr. Hawon Ku* is Associate Professor of Indian Studies at the Department
of Asian Languages and Civilizations, Seoul National University, Korea. She
was Visiting Scholar at SOAS, London (2018), and Assistant Professor at the
Department of Hindi at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (2011-2015),
following her PhD from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She
currently teaches modern and contemporary South Asian art and culture, and
her recent research has focused on female patronage of paintings and
temples in modern India, including Jain temple architecture of the early
20th century.
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