Conference
Conference Buddhist Studies in Leiden
- Date
- Wednesday 17 May 2017 - Thursday 18 May 2017
- Location
May 17: Hortus Botanicus, Oranjerie building (Rapenburg 73, 2311 GJ Leiden)
May 18: M. de Vrieshof 2 room 0.02
Buddhist Studies in Leiden
On 17-18 May 2017 Leiden University will host a conference, organized by Prof. dr. Jonathan Silk, to commemorate 60 years of the Chair in the study of Buddhism, 60 years of the Indo-Iranian Journal, the 30th anniversary of Leiden University hosting the Numata Visiting Professorship in Buddhist Studies and the publication of the first volume of Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism.
Authoritative speakers associated with Dutch Buddhist Studies, the IIJ, the BEB, and the Numata Chair will present papers. Please see the program for further details of the speakers, the presentation topics and the time schedule.
The conference will take place on 17–18 May, 2017, to coincide with the official opening of the University Library’s exhibition ‘Cultural Dynamics of Sanskrit’ at Leiden University Libraries on May 18, so that everyone can attend both events.
Organizers: Prof. Dr. Jonathan Silk and Leiden Asia Year
Tentative schedule for Conference
17 May
| 8.30–8.50: | Registration |
|
9.00–9.35: |
Prof. dr. Silk |
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9.35–10.20: |
Prof. dr. Schmithausen Stepping-stones for the emergence of vegetarianism in the Buddhist tradition |
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10.20–11.05: |
Prof. dr. Bronkhorst The beginning of Buddhism: can it be studied? |
| 11.05–11.20: | Break |
|
11.20–12.30: |
Ceremony |
|
12.30–13.50: |
Break (lunch not included) Optional visit Hortus Botanicus |
| 13.50–14.00: | Walk in |
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14.00–14.45: |
Prof. dr. Von Hinüber Some Buddhist Donors and Their Families |
| 14.45–15.30: | Prof. dr. Isaacson Mantras and Metre: Editing Esoteric Scriptures |
|
15.30-15.45: |
Break |
|
15.45–16.30: |
Prof. dr. Van der Kuijp The Development of Kālacakra Studies in Tibet with particular Attention to Text-historical Problems |
|
16.30–17.15: |
Prof. dr. Zacchetti The Mahānidāna-sūtra in China |
| 17.15–18.00: | Prof. Matsuda Four Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts: Presented to Nikolai II from the 13th Dalai Lama |
| 18.15–19.00: | Drinks |
18 May
| 8.30–8.50: | Registration |
|
9.00–9.45: |
Prof. dr. Eltschinger Aśvaghoṣa on kings and kingship |
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9.45–10.30: |
Prof. dr. Tauscher Laṅkāvatāra-Sūtra 2.204-205 in the context of Kanjur research |
| 10.30–10.45: | Break |
|
10.45–11.30: |
Prof. Jamison The Subversive Source of the Hindu Householder |
|
11.30–12.15: |
Prof. dr. Bisschop Buddhism and Śaivism: The Kāraṇḍavyūhasūtra, the Skandapurāṇa and the Śivadharmaśāstra |
| 12.15–13.50: | Break (lunch not included) |
| 13.50–14.00: | Walk in |
| 14.00–14.45: | Dr. Verhagen Long-Term ‘Cultural Memory’: Arapacana from Gandhāra to Tibet |
|
14.45–15.30: |
Dr. Jansen
Tibetan Buddhism and the van Manen collection in Leiden |
| 15.30-16.15: | Mr. Chen, MA An opaque pun: Notes on Kāśyapaparivarta §68 |
| 16.15-16.30: | Prof. dr. Silk Closing speech |
Sponsored by: LIAS, BDK, Brill, Leiden University AMT, J. Gonda fund foundation
