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Lecture Series

October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Lion’s Roar: The Lasting Voice of the Dharma

Irene Lok (University of Oxford). Monday, November 30, 2026, 5:00pm. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: Enlightenment Within Bodily Affliction: Zhuanyu Guanheng’s “Sickness Yet Not Sickness” and the Construction of Monastic Identity amid the Ming-Qing Dynastic Transition

Xiaoping Yang (Shandong University). Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 10:00 am PCT. In person at UBC Asian Centre, Room 604, and online
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October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: Dunhuang Murals: Gems of Buddhist Art

Irene Lok (University of Oxford). Monday, November 16, 2026, 5:00pm. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: Seeking Potalaka: Avalokiteśvara’s Sacred Mountain in Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism

Dr. Yao Shuang (Renmin University of China). November 17, 2026, 7:00-9:00 pm. In-person lecture at The University of Hong Kong.
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October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Library Cave: Lost Scriptures and the Rediscovery of Buddhist Worlds

Irene Lok (University of Oxford). Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:00pm. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 28, 2026

Guest Lecture: Healing, Religion, and Politics in Medieval China

Stephen F. Teiser (Princeton University). October 30, 2026, 18:30-20:00. In-person lecture at Pigott Theatre, British Library, London.
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October 26, 2026

Guest Lecture: A Changing Sangha and an Ageing Monastic Body: Two Challenges Facing Contemporary Korean Buddhism

Soonil Hwang (Dongguk University) and Ven. Chongdok (Dongguk University). Monday, October 26, 2026, 17:00. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 22, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Arhats, Chan Lineages and Reconfigured Icons: Layered Image Programmes at a Song Cliff Carving Site

Lina Fan (Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing). October 22, 2026, 2:00pm (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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October 19, 2026

Guest Lecture: Can the Buddha Be Seen? The Making and Meaning of the Buddha Image

Irene Lok (University of Oxford). Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:00pm. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 15, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: From Verbal to Visual Intertextuality: A Study of Illustrations to Further Adventures on the Journey to the West (Xiyou bu)

Qiancheng Li (Louisiana State University). October 15, 2026, 2:00pm (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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October 12, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Theory and Practice of Applied Buddhism

Rey Sheng Her (Tzu Chi Foundation). Monday, October 12, 2026, 5:00pm. In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 12, 2026

Glorisun Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies Michaelmas Term 2026

October 26, 2026–November 30, 2026. University of Oxford.
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October 9, 2026

Guest Lecture: Inaugural lecture of the Buddhism and Poetry cycle 2026-2028

Jean-Noël Robert (Collège de France) and Edward Kamens (Yale University). October 9, 2026, 15:00-18:00. In-person lectures at Maison de la Recherche (Inalco, Auditorium Dumézil).
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August 21, 2026

Guest Lecture: A Re-examination of the Formation of the Vinaya Mātṛkā and the Skandhaka Section: Karmavācanā Lists in the Vinaya Mātṛkā

Chen Yingjin (Beijing Language and Culture University). August 21, 2026, 13:00-14:15. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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July 17, 2026

Guest Lecture: Buddhist Internationalism and the World Peace Pagoda: North-South Buddhist Exchange Between Japan and Burma in the Cold War

Anthony Scott (University of Tokyo). July 17, 2026, 16:00-17:30 (JST). In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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July 13, 2026

Guest Lecture: 中期南アジア仏教と仏教文化圏の形成

Yusuke Ito (University of Tokyo). July 13, 2026, 15:00-16:00. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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June 26, 2026

Guest Lecture: Walking the ‘Xuanzang Trail’ in Bihar – When Text, Archaeology and Landscape Meet

Max Deeg (Cardiff University). June 26, 2026, 16:00-17:30. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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June 23, 2026

【旭日佛学荣誉讲座】陈金华:禅宗第三极:海洋文明与东亚禅宗(专题课)

Jinhua Chen. June 23–25, 2026, 7pm (Beijing). In-person lectures at Zhejiang University.
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June 18, 2026

Guest Lecture: 詩の文法、文法の詩——南アジア古典美学の研究動向と新基軸

川村悠人 (東京大学). 2026年6月18日 (木) 14時〜16時(日本時間). 東京大学での対面講義.
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June 12, 2026

Guest Lecture: Islamabad Museum Collection of Gandhari Buddhist Manuscripts

Mark Allon (The University of Sydney). June 12, 2026, 16:00-17:30. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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May 29, 2026

Guest Lecture: Buddhist Book Roads: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond

Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University). Friday, May 29, 2025, 4 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (Inalco, Auditorium Dumézil).
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May 27, 2026

Guest Lecture: Practising Stone Stelae: Buddhist Beliefs and Rituals of Lay Believers in the Guanzhong Region during the Northern Dynasties

Junfu Wong (Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong). May 27, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
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May 22, 2026

Guest Lecture: From the language of the Dharma to the language of Philosophy: Reflections on the linguistic evolution of Pāli in the Visuddhimagga

Chiara Neri (University of Cagliari, Italy). May 22, 2026, 17:00-18:00. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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May 21, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: A Hermit of the Zhongnan Mountains

Benjamin Brose (University of Michigan). Thursday, May 14, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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May 18, 2026

Guest lecture: Protecting Buddhist Foundations in Java: Two Buddhist Poets Address an Increasingly Śaiva Court 

Timothy Lubin (WLU / IASA visiting researcher). May 18, 2026, 15:00–16:30 (JST). In-person lecture The University of Tokyo.
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May 14, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Grove and the Lotus: A Tale of Two Manuscripts Containing Lost Texts from China Preserved in Japan

James Robson (Harvard University). Thursday, May 14, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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May 11, 2026

Tobunken Seminar “Buddhist Studies Lecture from Strasbourg”

Guillaume Ducœur (Strasbourg University) and Kyong-kon Kim (Strasbourg University). May 11, 2026, 15:00-16:30. In-person lectures at University of Tokyo.
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May 1, 2026

Guest Lecture: More than Prayer: Envisioning the Pure Lands in Tibetan Contexts

Georgios T. Halkias (Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong). May 1, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
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April 30, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Forms of teaching and preaching in modern Chinese Buddhism : Research Questions and Directions

Daniela Campo (Inalco). Thursday, April 30, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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April 29, 2026

Guest Lecture: Abhidhamma as Oral Text

Eviatar Shulman (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem). April 29, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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April 27, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Development of Pratītyasamutpāda Thought in Jizang: Focusing on the “Lion’s Roar” Chapter in the Nirvana Sutra

Pang Bo (Peking University). April 27, 2026, 16:50-18:30. In-person lectures at University of Tokyo.
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April 27, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Eight Divisions of Heavenly Dragons and Divine Beasts in Buddhist Scriptures and Cave Sculpture Art

Zhang Zong (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). April 27, 2026. University of Hong Kong.
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April 27, 2026

Guest Lecture: How much can art and archaeology tell us? Exploring the Buddhist landscapes of the Khorat Plateau, 7th to 11th Centuries CE

Stephen A. Murphy (SOAS, University of London). Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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April 16, 2026

Guest Lecture: Whither the Buddhāvataṃsakasūtra in Tibet? Notes on translation and reception

Ana Cristina Lopes (84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha). April 16, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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April 9, 2026

Guest Lecture: Vasubandhu on Intentional Action: From Mind-Body to Mind-Only

Allison Aitken (Columbia University). April 9, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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March 20, 2026

Guest Lecture: Kushans, Yavanas, and Hellenistic Legacies of Astral Science in Asia

Tejas S. Aralere (University of New Hampshire-Durham). March 20th, 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM (ET). In person, Harvard CAMLab.
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March 19, 2026

Guest Lecture: Asian Medicine at the Crossroads: Si tu Paṇ chen Chos kyi ’byung gnas (1699-1774) and his Contributions to Traditional Medical Science (gso rig)

Leonard van der Kuijp (Harvard University). Thursday, March 19th, 4:30 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (Inalco, Auditorium Dumézil).
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March 19, 2026

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Book Culture and Ritual: Liturgical Manuscripts from Dunhuang

Stephen F. Teiser (Princeton University). Thursday, March 19, 2026, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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February 23, 2026

Guest Lecture: The Silent Sangha: Exploring Religious and Political expressions in Post-coup Myanmar

Sneha Roy (York St John University & University of Edinburgh). Monday, February 23, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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February 3, 2026

Guest Lecture: Antiquities and Archaeological Heritage of District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dr. Fawad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). February 3rd 2026, Tuesday 9:30AM (ET). Online. Harvard CAMLab
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January 26, 2026

Guest Lecture: Making Space for Buddhism: Early Buddhist Practice in Hellenistic Central Asian Religious Spaces

Edward Ross (University of Reading). Monday, January 26, 2026, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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January 22, 2026

Guest Lecture: Aspiring Theotopia: Buddhist Sovereignty and the Founding of Bhutan

Jetsun Deleplanque (UC Berkeley). January 22, 2026, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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December 12, 2025

Guest Lecture: Lectures by Professor Shen Weirong

Shen Weirong (Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong; Tsinghua University). December 12 and 19, 2025. University of Hong Kong.
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December 10, 2025

【旭日佛学荣誉讲座】帝国之体即媒介之用:“帝国媒介论”雏说及其对中古佛教的意义

Jinhua Chen. December 10, 2025, 9am (Beijing). In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
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November 25, 2025

Guest Lecture: Reframing Quanjie lu (Record of exhortations and admonitions) for Buddhist Audiences in the Late Qing and Early Republican Period

Katherine Alexander (University of Colorado, Boulder). Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 4:30 pm (Paris). In person, Inalco, Site PLC, Salle 4.23.
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November 20, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Typology, Classification, and Structure of Dunhuang Manuscript Liturgies

Hao Chunwen (Capital Normal University), November 20, 2025. In person, University of Cambridge.
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November 6, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Folk Religions and Digital Humanities: Focusing on the Case of the Block-Printing and Dissemination of Baojuan Literature in Ming China”

Liu Yunou (Southwest University of Political Science and Law), November 6, 2025. In person, University of Cambridge.
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September 30, 2025

How to Invent Scripture: Apocryphal Buddhist Sermons in Seventeenth-Century Southeast Asia

Trent Walker (University of Michigan). September 30, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building A17
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September 4, 2025

Guest Lecture: Toward an Inquiry into the Circulation of Sanskrit Manuscripts within Indian Monastic Communities in the Medieval Period

Kazuo Kano (Komazawa University). September 4, 2025, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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August 13, 2025

Guest Lecture: Lecture series on “Text · Image · Cultural Exchange” by Professor Chen Ming

Chen Ming (Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong; Director and Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University). August 13, 20, and 22, 2025. University of Hong Kong.
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June 12, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Echoes of Compassion: The Guanyin Festival as Living Intangible Heritage in Hong Kong

Irene Lok (University of Cambridge). Thursday, June 12, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, University of Cambridge.
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June 2, 2025

Guest Lecture: Sarvamedha, Pañcavārṣika, and Nirargaḍamedha: Ritual Transmission from India to China

Zhen Liu (Dali University and Harvard-Yenching Institute). Monday, June 2, 2025, 5:00 pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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May 26, 2025

Pali Week: Texts and Research

May 26–30, 2025. University of Oxford.
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May 22, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Ghost Photography: Science for Cultivation, Buddhism for Reason

Nataly Shahaf (Princeton University). Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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May 19, 2025

Guest Lecture: Sanskrit Buddhist Chant and Song: Medieval Traditions in Modern Transmission

Stephen Ithel Duran (University of Oxford). Monday, May 19, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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May 8, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Subscribing to a canon

Lucille Chia (University of California at Riverside). Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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May 5, 2025

Guest Lecture: Recovering Sayagyi U Ba Khin: Globalizing Vipassanā from a Post-nuclear Rangoon

Daniel M. Stuart (University of Hamburg). Monday, May 5, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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April 8, 2025

Guest Lecture: Le bouddhisme en mal de beauté ?

Bernard Faure (Columbia University). Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Paris). In person, Maison de la Recherche (INALCO, Auditorium Dumézil).
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March 20, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Stones and Chisels for the Buddha: Chinese Buddhist inscriptions from Bodhgayā in their historical context

Max Deeg (Cardiff University). Thursday, March 20, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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March 19, 2025

Vajrasattva and the Wheel: Investigating a mysterious object from Dunhuang Cave 17

Mélodie Doumy (British Library) and Sam van Schaik (British Library). March 19, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, Jones Hall 202
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March 13, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Xu Xun (239-374) : Hagiographic Texts, Cultual Practices and Territory in Jiangxi Province

Isabelle Ang (College de France). Thursday, March 13, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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March 6, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Modeling of Ideals and Realities: Chinese Buddhist Wish-Vows as Commitment Templates

Yang Shen (Zhejiang University). Thursday, March 6, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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March 4, 2025

Film Screening – Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

Directed by Pawo Choyning Dorji. March 4, 2025, 4:30 pm. In-person film screening at University of California, Berkeley.
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February 27, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Prince Chong’er of Jin as Epic Chinese Hero

Mick Hunter (Yale University). Thursday, February 27, 2025, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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February 14, 2025

Guest Lecture: The Sutra of Limitless Life and its Dunhuang Copies

Brandon Dotson (Georgetown University). February 14, 2025, 5 pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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February 10, 2025

Guest Lecture: The Māṇavikā Chapter in the Uttaragrantha of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya

Hyebin Lee (Norwegian Institute of Philology). Monday, February 10, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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February 3, 2025

Guest Lecture: Great Compassion in Art: The Guanyin Mural of Tang Dynasty Dunhuang

Irene Lok (University of Cambridge). Monday, February 3, 2025, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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January 23, 2025

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: A Second Look at the ‘Historical’ Buddha

Bernard Faure (Columbia University).Thursday, January 23, 2025, 14:00 (London). In-person lecture at University of Cambridge.
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December 29, 2024

法門寺佛指舍利與唐密源流 The Buddha’s Finger Relics at Famen Monastery and the Origins of Tang Esoteric Buddhism

Ven. Kuan Yan and Ven. Kuan Hsu. December 29, 2024, 2:30pm (Beijing). In-person lecture at University of Hong Kong.
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December 17, 2024

“Buddhism and the Arts” Lecture Series: Nepalese scroll paintings as historical witnesses. Depictions of the Svayambhū caitya of Kathmandu

Alexander Von Rospatt (University of California, Berkeley). December 17, 2024, 3 PM (Paris). In-person and online with Inalco.
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December 2, 2024

Guest Lecture: Udayana’s refutation of the Buddhist theory of exclusion (apoha)

Bogdan Diaconescu (University of Oxford). Monday, December 2, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In-person lecture at University of Oxford.
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December 2, 2024

Guest Lecture: Devotional Creatures: Amphibians, Bugs, and Creepy Crawlies in Chinese Religions Date

Daniel Burton-Rose (Wenzhou-Kean University) and Stuart Young (Bucknell University). December 2, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
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December 2, 2024

Guest Lecture: Reinterpreting the Narrative of the Lotus Sūtra as Literary Buddhist Practice: Focusing on the Issue of the Stūpa

Ryūichi Abe (Harvard University). December 2, 2024, 15:00-16:30. In-person lecture at University of Tokyo.
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November 15, 2024

【旭日佛学荣誉讲座】西夏佛教文献与西夏佛教历史研究

Kirill Solonin. November 15, 2024, 3pm (Beijing). In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
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November 11, 2024

Guest Lecture: The Miraculous in Buddhism: Western Misconceptions—from “Original Buddhism” to the Übermensch

Nelson Landry (University of Hamburg). Monday, November 11, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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November 4, 2024

Guest Lecture: On the Doctrines of the Buddhist Personalists: Saṅghatrāta’s presentation of the Abhidharma

Francesco Sferra (University of Naples “L’Orientale). November 7, 2024, 5pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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October 14, 2024

Glorisun Lecture Series in Buddhist Studies 2024-2025

October 14, 2024–February 10, 2025. University of Oxford.
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October 14, 2024

Guest Lecture: Challenges of Buddhist Studies in Southeast Asia

Venerable Khammai Dhammasami (Oxford Buddha Vihara and Shan State Buddhist University). Monday, October 14, 2024, 5:00pm (London). In person lecture at University of Oxford.
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October 10, 2024

Guest Lecture: Re-reading the Scripture in Forty-two Sections (Sishier zhang jing 四十二章經, T784): New Light on an Enigmatic Text

Jan Nattier. October 10, 2024, 5pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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October 10, 2024

Guest Lecture: The Meditation Journey of a Buddhist Monk

Venerable Jinwoo (Head Monk of the Korean Buddhist Chogye Order). October 10, 2024, 5pm-6:30pm. In-person lecture at Yale University.
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October 10, 2024

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Mapping the Society of the Chinese Gods. Social network analysis and divine assemblages in early modern China

Vincent Goossaert (École pratique des hautes études). Thursday, October 10, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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October 9, 2024

Guest Lecture: Refiguring Korean Buddhist Women: Three Historical Moments

Lee Seunghye (Leeum Museum of Art). October 9, 2024, 4:30pm–6:30pm. In-person lecture at Collège de France.
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October 2, 2024

Guest Lecture: The Classic of Tea

Catherine Despeux. October 2, 2024, 5pm–6:30pm. In-person lecture at Inalco.
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October 2, 2024

Guest Lecture: Materiality, Rituality, and Artistic Expression: The Religious Practice Surrounding Sutra Cloth in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and Daoism

YU Xin (Zhejiang University). October 2, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
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September 26, 2024

【旭日佛学荣誉讲座】李翎:印度石窟寺的建造与特征

LI Ling. September 26, 2024, 3pm. In-person lecture at Zhejiang University.
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September 10, 2024

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Library of a Buddhist Priest from Rural South China

Meir Shahar (Tel Aviv University). Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 10:00 (London). In person, FAMES Room 8/9, University of Cambridge.
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September 10, 2024

Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond, 2024-25

Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond, 2024-25, University of Cambridge.
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September 5, 2024

Guest Lecture: Aśvaghoṣa as a Buddhist Poet. “Calming, not Exciting” (vyupaśāntaye na rataye)

Somadeva Vasudeva (Professor, Kyoto University). September 5, 2024, 5pm-6:30pm. In-person lecture at University of California, Berkeley.
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June 14, 2024

“Buddhism and the Arts” Lecture Series: The Lives and Afterlives of Buddhist Sites: Stewardship of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang during the Guiyijun Period (848–1036)

Michelle C. Wang (Georgetown University). June 14, 2024, 4:15 PM (Paris). In person, Salle de Sacy, Inalco.
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June 14, 2024

“Buddhism and the Arts” Lecture Series: The Tocharians of Kucha: Tracing Their Local Culture through Buddhist Paintings

Monika Zin (Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig). June 14,2024, 3 PM (Paris). In person, Salle de Sacy, Inalco.
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June 13, 2024

Guest Lecture: Lecture series on Dunhuang Buddhist art and culture by Professor Yang Fuxue

Yang Fuxue (Dunhuang Research Academy, Visiting Professor, Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hong Kong). June 13, 19, and 24, 2024. University of Hong Kong.
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May 27, 2024

113th & 114th Dunhuang Reading Workshop

May 27, 2024. University of Hong Kong, in-person and online.
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May 22, 2024

Reinvestigate the Carvings of Buddhist Stories in Cave 6 of Yungang Grottoes

Chang Qing(香港大學).下午7:00 – 9:00 | 2024年5月22日(星期三). 香港大學百周年校園賽馬會教學樓3/F CPD3.28
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May 7, 2024

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450

Shih-shan Susan Huang (Rice University). May 7, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.
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May 6, 2024

Guest Lecture: Transcending Turmoil: The Tang – Five Dynasties Transition in the Daoist Testimony of Du Guangting (850-933)

Franciscus Verellen (École française d’Extrême-Orient). May 6, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University.
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April 29, 2024

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China

Gregory A. Scott (University of Manchester). April 29, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
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April 24, 2024

Guest Lecture: The Lost Chan Buddhist Teachings for Merchants in Khara-Khoto codex TK132 (and why they matter)

Jason Protass (Brown University). April 24, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EST. In-person lecture at Princeton University.
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April 15, 2024

Thích Nhất Hạnh and the Peace Movement: The Making of a Buddhist Superstar

Alec Soucy (Saint Mary's University). April 15, 2024, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. Princeton University, 1879 Hall
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March 28, 2024

Guest Lecture: Jātaka, Purgatory, and Supernatural Stories (zhiguai)—On the Classicization of Buddhist Stories from the Perspective of Fayuan zhulin

Professor Yu ZHANG. Thursday, March 28, 2024, 2:00 pm PDT. In person at UBC Asian Centre, Room 604, and online
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March 20, 2024

“Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond” Lecture Series: Daoist Investiture and the Structure of The Journey to the West

Richard G. Wang (University of Florida). March 20, 2024, 14:00 (London). In person, Room 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge
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