The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies

Hilary Term Lecture Series

16 Jan - Dr Sarah Shaw:  “Unfolding the Buddha’s teachings: chant, image and text in an eighteenth-century Siamese manuscript”

23 Jan - Prof Geoffrey Samuel:  “Panentheism and the Longevity Practices of Tibetan Buddhism”

30 Jan - Dr Jowita Kramer:  "Contamination and Purification of the Person according to Yogācāra Sources"

6 Feb - Mr Alastair Gornall:  "How is the Pali Canon a Sacred Text? Exploring Answers from 12th Century Sri Lanka and 18th Century Burma."

13 Feb - Mr Charles Allen:  “Asoka and the development of the Cakravartin image.”

20 Feb - Dr Robert Mayer:  "Neither the Same nor Different: Buddhist and Bon Tantras in 12th Century Tibet."

27 Feb - Mr Justin Whitaker:  “Wriggling Eels in the Wilderness of Views: Studies in Buddhist Ethics.”

5 Mar - Mr Greg Seton:  "Are Yogācāra and Madhyamaka Allies or Rivals?"

All lectures will be held in Balliol Lecture Room XXIII at 5.30.