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Asian Art Museum Talk – Honoring the Dead: Afterlife Beliefs and Burial Rites
Explore some of the ancient Asian beliefs about the afterlife, and how the different cultures honored their dead and their ancestors. The Asian Art Museum Docent Program is generously supported by the Dhanam Foundation and Society for Asian Art. This program is made possible by the Friends of Saratoga Libraries.
This is the fifth in a series of Asian Art Museum talks we are hosting for 2025. The final talk is:
- Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Glorious Civilizations: An Exploration of Southeast Asia
All programs will be held online from 7 to 8 PM. Click the links above to register. Please register for each program you are interested in attending virtually. Programs will not be recorded.
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Photo Credit
Death of the Buddha Shakyamuni (detail), approx. 1700–1800. Tibet. Colors on cotton. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B66D23. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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