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DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION 4th Annual Sheng Yen Buddhist Studies Lecture Buddhism and the Invention of Tea Culture in Medieval China By Dr. James Benn Friday, March 3, 2017 4:30pm to 5:30pm 103 Dodd Hall Auditorium The dramatic change in Chinese drinking habits that occurred in the eighth century CE cannot be understood without considering the crucial role of Buddhist ideas, institutions, and individuals in creating a new culture around the consumption of tea. This lecture looks closely at the surviving artistic, material, and literary evidence for James A. Benn, Professor, Buddhism and East Asian Religions, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University Buddhist involvement in the invention of a Chinese tea culture during the Tang and Song dynasties, roughly seventh through thirteenth centuries.
