Events overview

Summer School on Sanskrit theatre Kutiyattam in Kerala, India

Prof. Dr. Matthew King (University of California, Riverside) "Reading as Sādhana in the Twilight of Ris Med: Qing Contexts in the Works of Dkon mchog Bstan 'dzin (1871-1935)"

1st Workshop of the Cluster of Excellence Cross-Cultural Philology's Epigraphy Taskforce

Dr. Gudrun Melzer (LMU): "Das Buddhastotra des Brahmanen Nīlabhūti zwischen Gandhāra, Gilgit und der nördlichen Seidenstraße"

Cambodian Buddhism: A 'longue durée' Cultural Phenomenon

Assist. Prof. Trent Walker (University of Michigan): "Cumulative Commentaries: Interlinear Bitexts from Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand"

Dr. Dániel Balogh (Humbold Universität zu Berlin): "Land demarcation in copper plates from the Southern Deccan"

Dr. Yannick Laurent (LMU): "Inscribing Authority: Portraiture, Epigraphic Practices, and Artistic Agency"

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Georges-Picot (CRCAO, Paris): "Showcasing Buddhist Devotion: The Shrine-Towers of Eastern Tibet"

As part of the Seminar Kastenwesen in Südasien (Prof. Dr. Simon Cubelic), Dr. Kalaiyarasan A. (Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai) will present: "How Does Social Identity Shape Economic Outcomes in India"

Assist. Prof. Sebastian Nehrdich (Tohoku University) & Prof. Kengo Harimoto (L’Orientale, Naples): "Dharmamitra: Buddhist Philology in the Age of AI"

Dr. Keiki Nakayama (The University of Tokyo): "Is Aśvaghoṣa a Precursor to the Yogācāra School? Further Textual Analysis of Aśvaghoṣa’s Works and the Śrāvakabhūmi with a Focus on Canonical Sources"

Dr. Bruno Shirley (Universität Heidelberg): "Religion, Gender, and Politics in Medieval Sri Lanka: The Reconstruction of Buddhist Kingship, ca. 1070–1215"

As part of the VL Framing the Goddess (Dr. Elisa Ganser), Sri Renjith Choorakkad and Sarah Sangeetha will present: "Understanding the Goddess through Bharatanatyam Dance."

Sri Renjith Choorakkad and Sarah Sangeetha (with an introduction by Dr. Elisa Ganser, LMU): "Lecture-demonstration on the karaṇas (108 dance movements) of the Nāṭyaśāstra and their contemporary applications"

Prof. Dr. Suchandra Gosh (University of Hyderabad): "Locating the Expansive Trade Networks of a Port Town and an Inland Urban Centre in Early Gujarat: Case Studies of Bharukaccha (Broach) and Anahilapura (Patan)"

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