March 24
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Bow and Blackbuck Hide: Contention Between the Kṣatriya and the Brāhman Tradition in Mahabharata
Dr. Zhang Xueshan
April 2
Beijing Foreign Studies University
India’s Favorite Story: The Epic Rāmāyaṇa‘s Long History of Interpretation and Adaptation
Dr. Kenneth Valpey
May 21
Peking University
Southern and Northern Indian Music in Comparison
Dr. Zhuang Jing
May 23
Peking University
Woodblock, Manuscript, Inscription: Methodologies of Collation in Buddhist Studies
Chen Ziyuan
May 29
Peking University
Indigenous Literary and Musical Expression in South India: the Case of Sandhya Raga
Prof. Viren Murthy
May 30
Peking University
Sanskrit Word “Creator” (kāṛaka) and its Connection with the Nominal Conjugation (vibhakti)
Chen Lilin
June 2
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Sanskrit Compound Words: Categories and “the Separation of the Constituent Words” (vigraha)
Chen Lilin
June 4
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Sanskrit Compound Words: Their Nuanced Categories and Standards for Annotation (Part One)
Chen Lilin
June 5
Peking University
Sanskrit Compound Words: Their Nuanced Categories and Standards for Annotation (Part Two)
Chen Lilin
June 5
Peking University
Sanskrit Poetry: Meters and Melody
Kashinath Nyaupane
July 2
China Conservatory of Music
Music in Keyaer, India
Bhattacharyya
September 19
Peking University
Reflection on Translating the Sri Lankan Mahāyāna Sculptor Manual Huaye Lun
Dr. Wu Weilin
October 18
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Jātakas Images in Thailand from the Eighth Century to the mid-18th Century: Dvāravati, Sukhothai and Ayutthaya Era
Chakrit
October 21
Peking University
Indian Odissi Dance: its Body Language and Stage Expression
Guru Sri Bichitrananda Swain
October 25
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Stūpa, Construction Tools and Religious Vessels: Transformation of Religious Architecture on the Silk Road
Chi Mingzhou
October 29
Peking University
The Status of Knowledge in Upanishads
Dr. Paolo Visigalli
October 29
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Kashmiri Buddhist Master Śākyaśrībhadra(kha che paṇ chen 1127–1225)and the Spread of the Ascetic Practice of ekāsanik in Tibet
Dr. Hou Haoran
October 31
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Climate Change through Environmental Ethics and Buddhist Philosophy
Prof. Praves
October 31
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Causes and Conditions for the Birth of “Man” in Mahanidana Sutta
Dr. Xiao Zhenzhen
October 31
Peking University
A janta Caves and the Vidarbha Sculptural Tradition
Dr. Y.S. Alone
November 8
Peking University
The Distinctive Features of Carnatic Music: Its Melodic Structures
Dr. Kavita Ramanan
November 15
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Sanskrit Poetic Metre: Literacy, Recitation and Reform
Guan Di
November 26
Beijing Foreign Studies University
The Rāga’s Journey: Its Ever-Changing Flight-Paths
TM Krishna
November 26
Central Conservatory of Music
Solo Performance: The Song
TM Krishna
November 27
Peking University
Astronomy as a Path of Salvation: Astronomical Thoughts in Aryabhatiyabhasya Ganita and in the Annotations of Bhaskara II
Dr. Lü Peng
November 27
Renmin University
Nuances in Karnatik Sound
TM Krishna
November 27
Peking University
Music in Society and Society in Music
TM Krishna
November 28
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Indian Mathematics and Arts: Literary Numeral System and Mathematic Poetry
Dr. Lü Peng
November 28
Peking University
“Classical” and “Modern”: Naming and Timing the Timeless
TM Krishna
November 29
Renmin University
The Oral and Written Traditions of Karnatik Music: Reflections on the Saṅgīta Sampradāya Pradarśinī
TM Krishna
November 29
Beijing Foreign Studies University
“Asia Pacific Schools” in Indian Studies
Dr. Lü Peng