Buddhist Monumentality and Its Paradox: The Rise and Fall of Stone Lanterns in Medieval China

Stone lanterns are crucial ritual architectures of the monastic compounds in medieval Chinese Buddhism and Daoism. They became flourishing in the Tang dynasty, and both declined afterward. It is interesting to compare their historical origins, doctrinal foundations, and ritual functions in medieval political, religious, and cultural contexts.

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Dr. Heewon Kim, Assistant Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication - Unleashing Voices through Anonymous Communication

A number of leading organizations in Korea are marked by strictly hierarchical cultures, which may occasion inequitable distribution of power, reinforced bureaucratic norms, and status-induced behavior control. Although power disparities may hinder overt resistance, Korean workers have turned to anonymous social media to develop resistance tactics.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships provide funding to students to encourage the study of critical and less commonly taught foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies or international aspects of professional studies. These fellowships are funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Funding is available to both undergraduate and graduate ASU students.