- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- World's Parliament of Religions
- Publisher:
- Barrows, John H., ed. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, Held in Chicago in Connection with the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Vol. I. Chicago: The Parliament Publishing Company, 1893.
- Date of Original:
- 1893
- Subject:
- Religion
Men--Illinois--Chicago
Women--Illinois--Chicago
Christians--Illinois--Chicago
Buddhists--Illinois--Chicago
Hindus--Illinois--Chicago
Jews--Illinois--Chicago
Statues--Illinois--Chicago
Congresses and conventions--Illinois--Chicago
Demosthenes--Statues
Reporters and reporting--Illinois--Chicago
Forums (Discussion and debate)--Illinois--Chicago
Religious gatherings--Illinois--Chicago
Religious thought--19th century
Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Statues
World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The formal arrival of Buddhism in the West took place in 1893 at the World's Parliament of Religions, an interreligious forum held in Chicago, Illinois. Since that time the practice of Buddhism has become more widespread in the United States, and a number of temples and community centers have organized in Georgia.
This photograph shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the World's Parliament of Religions, an interreligious forum held in Chicago, Illinois in September 1893. Many religious leaders are seated on a stage. Statues of Cicero and Demosthenes stand behind them. Members of the press sit on the floor in the foreground.
This convention marked the formal arrival of Buddhism in the West. Since that time the practice of Buddhism has become more widespread in the United States, and a number of temples and community centers have organized in Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/buddhism/m-10216/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1893parliament.jpg
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph in the public domain
From Effeietsanders, Wikimedia Commons. Photograph in the public domain
Image from Wikimedia Commons - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/buddhism
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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