Abstract: When the crowded Vietnamese refugee boats met with storms or pirates, if everyone panicked all would be lost. But if even one person on the boat remained centered and calm it was enough. It…
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Abstract: In the course of the ongoing documentation of Buddhist monastery collections in the Mustang region, a large number of illuminated manuscripts have been recorded. These illuminations are…
"Buddhist Monasticism in the Longue Durée: The Archaeological Evidence from the Rock-Cut Complex of Kanheri/Kṛṣṇagiri, Maharashtra, India" Abstract: The Buddhist site of Kanheri (ancient Kṛṣṇagiri)…
This will be a Chinese-language only lecture. No interpreters will be available. Please RSVP here . Join us for a joint lecture from the Vice Director and Head Librarian of the Dunhuang Academy who…
Abstract: According to legend, the Buddha ascended to the Heaven of Thirty-Three to preach to the gods and to his deceased mother, Queen Māyā, who had been reborn there. Missing the Buddha’s presence…
Abstract: The Buddha performed a variety of miracles in the course of his peripatetic career as a wandering monk in Northern India. It is worth asking exactly where, when, why, and how the Buddha…
The Evans-Wentz Lectureship Abstract The 1500 exquisite relief carvings on the great early ninth-century monument of Borobudur, in central Java, culminate in a major set of panels keyed to the early…
Please register in advance for both in-person and Zoom attendance. For as long as the sacred mountain range of Mount Wutai in northern China has been a famed international pilgrimage destination, its…
Directions Huang 300 Mackenzie Boardroom Registration required (with active Stanford ID Cards) Video recording available post-event on YouTube Description: Abstract forthcoming Bio: Charles Hallisey…