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OCBS DIRI Lecture Series Suicide, Meditation and Anti-realism: Three Problems in the Study of Early Buddhism Dr Alexander Wynne This lecture series will consider three apparently distinct problems in the study of early Buddhism: one ethical (suicide), one spiritual (meditation) and one metaphysical (anti-realism). By bringing out underlying connections and discontinuities between these subjects, the lectures...Read More

Academic Seminar: ‘Exploring, Analyzing, and Documenting the Dhamma Heritage in Buddhism and Society Advancement’ (Online in the Thai language) Between August 30-31, 2023 Those interested in participating in this seminar can register at this link (free of charge): From today until August 29: https://forms.gle/dXfqrA3m318NMMNV9 งานเสวนาวิชาการ “สืบค้น…วิเคราะห์…บันทึกมรดกธรรมในพุทธศาสนากับสังคมที่ก้าวไป” (ออนไลน์) ระหว่างวันที่ 30 -31 สิงหาคม 2566 ผู้ที่สนใจเข้าร่วมงานเสวนาวิชาการฯ สามารถลงทะเบียนได้ที่ลิงค์นี้(ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย) ตั้งแต่วันนี้ –...Read More

It gives us great pleasure to commemorate the 16-year milestone of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the 60th Dhammachai Education Foundation, the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI) of New Zealand and Australia, and the Religion Programme at the University of Otago. This MoU has been instrumental in providing support for Buddhist Studies at Otago. On...Read More

Cambridge, UK – Scholars and experts from around the world came together to share their research and insights on the study of meditative visual experience in Buddhist traditions at a two-day workshop held on April 28-29, 2023. The event, which was available for a global audience to attend either in person or virtually through Zoom, was...Read More

Ancient inscriptions are important historical and archeological evidence that record the history of the past societies. At the same time, ancient inscriptions served as primary sources in various academic works. Although there are numerous publications of Thai inscriptions reading, but the integration of contents in the inscriptions has been challenging to study. This publication is the...Read More