[INDOLOGY] Visual Mantras Workshop: Inscription, Iconography, and the Visualization of Sacred Sound

[Sarbacker, Stuart]

Thanks, Lea. The program looks excellent; I’m wondering if the workshop sessions are going to be recorded and available later for those of us who have time conflicts that prevent synchronous attendance?

Best Wishes,
Stuart
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School of History, Philosophy, and Religion, Oregon State University
Visiting Scholar, Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions
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  1. Visual Mantras Workshop: Inscription, Iconography, and the
     Visualization of Sacred Sound (Lea Stiller)

From: Lea Stiller <lea.stiller at univie.ac.at>
Subject: [INDOLOGY] Visual Mantras Workshop: Inscription, Iconography, and the Visualization of Sacred Sound
Date: April 15, 2026 at 9:27:58 AM EDT
To: <indology at list.indology.info>


Dear colleagues,

I’m pleased to inform you that the MANTRAMS workshop on visual mantras will be accessible online in a listen-only webinar format:

How do mantras become visible? This workshop, organized by MANTRAMS (Task Force 3: Materiality of Mantras), examines the inscription, iconography, and diagramming of sacred sound across South Asian and transregional contexts. Topics include diagrammatic forms (yantras, maṇḍalas, protective designs), iconographic correspondences between syllables, deities, colors, and directions, subtle-body visualizations, and the politics of visibility, secrecy, and authority.

The program opens with a public keynote by Kajri Jain (University of Toronto), “Vision in the sensorium of mantras”, followed by two workshop days featuring six panels with international scholars.

Attend online (free, registration required): Please register here<https://univienna.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tQbVP6yFR42QkzGhalUEtg> to receive a unique Zoom link that covers the keynote and all workshop sessions.

For more information, click here<https://mantrams.eu/visual-mantras-workshop-vienna/>!

Best wishes,

Lea Stiller, BA
Project Administrative Assistant

MANTRAMS Project Team
Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia
ERC Synergy Grant - 101118934
Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
University of Vienna
Email: mantrams.stb at univie.ac.at<mailto:mantrams.stb at univie.ac.at>
Website: https://mantrams.univie.ac.at<https://mantrams.univie.ac.at/>

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