At the beginning, Nina Petek, PhD, from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, will present the importance of comics as a medium for the dynamic transmission of the philosophical tradition of Buddhism. The presentation will be followed by a screening of the comic created by academic artist and comic artist Ciril Horjak, the event will be rounded off with a workshop of group reading of the comic story.
The activity will address a professional as well as a wider audience in a fun and colourful, yet deeply meaningful way, and will also commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the death of Siddhartha Guutama Buddha.
Project coordinator: Nina Petek, PhD, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts
Making of the comic book: Ciril Horjak, BFA in painting, illustrator, caricaturist and comic book artist