EVENT DESCRIPTION
Seminar on Early Buddhist Manuscripts and Buddhist Studies in India and Southeast Asia
EVENT AIMS
- To celebrate the new headquarter of the Dhammachai International Research Institute (DIRI), Dunedin, New Zealand
- To promote a study and research on Early Buddhist Manuscripts
- To contribute Peace, morality and harmony in New Zealand
EVENT CONTENT
| 9:00 – 10:00 | -Welcome speech by Chancellor – Associate Professor Will Sweetman, University of Otago, gives a speech on the academic cooperation between the University of Otago and DIRI |
| 10.00-10.30 | Tea break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Keynote Speaker Prof. Jens Braarvig “Evolution of Early Buddhist Manuscript Project & Schoyen Collection” |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Seminar session 1: Ancient Indian Manuscripts -Dr Jeff Wilson (Mindfulness and Visualization) -Dr Chanida Jantrasrisalai (Kharosthi Bamiyan Manuscript Fragments in DIRI’s Possession) -Phra Weerachai Tejungkuro (Preliminary Report on Two Manuscript Fragments of Samādhirājasūtra From Bāmiyān in DIRI Collection) |
| 15:00- 15:30 | Tea Break |
| 15:30- 17:30 | Seminar session 2: Manuscripts from Southeast Asia -Dr Elizabeth Guthrie (A few words about the Dhammakaya genre) -Phra Akbordin Rattana (Dhammakaya in Pathamasambodhi) -Dr Natpiya Saradum (Sambodhipakkhī Dhammakāya Buddhaguṇa Scripture: A Translation and Text Analysis) -Woramate Malasart (Dhammakaya gatha) |
For more information and arrangements, please contact:
Address of Coordination Centre: 399 George Street, North Dunedin, Dunedin 9016 New Zealand
| Coordinator: | Dr Elizabeth Guthrie-Higbee Tel. +64 3 479 5355 Email: elizabeth.guthrie-higbee@otago.ac.nz |
| Assistant Coordinator: | Dr Natpiya Saradum Tel. +64 2 1089 17002 Email: natpiya@diri.ac.nz |
