#  Rot, Loss, and Reuse: Food Temporalities in Japanese Buddhist Temples 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 22, 2025** 

 05:00PM - 06:30PM EDT 

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 **Barker Center, Room 133**  



 

 



 

## [BUDDHIST STUDIES FORUM](/buddhist-studies-forum)

## SPEAKER: Paulina Kolata, Harvard University

Paulina Kolata is an Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. She is a scholar of religion in Japan, specialising in Buddhism, material and economic practices, and the environmental impacts of religious life in conditions of demographic change.

*This event is co-sponsored by the Harvard Divinity School, the Department of South Asian Studies, and the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute.*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Seminar ](/event-type/seminar)
- [ Buddhism Studies Forum ](/seminars/buddhism-studies-forum)
 
 

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