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26 Nov 2024
Wen-shing Chou speaker at SOAS in the next Buddhist Forum!
Beneficial to behold: Buddhist vision and efficacy in the Qing Empire
6 December, 5:30-7:00 pm; Wolfson Lecture Theatre
Reborn in Beijing: The Indo-Tibetan genealogy of a Qing Emperor
7 December, 3:00-6:00 pm, Room B304
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8 Nov 2024
Buddhist Forum Lecture at SOAS! Free & open to all.
"From Teaching Networks to Reincarnation: the Transformation of Kadampa Monasteries in Early Tibet"
Dr. Maho Iuchi (Kyoto University)
14 November, 5:30-7pm
Room B304, Brunei Gallery, SOAS
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8 Oct 2024
Come and join us at SOAS this Saturday, 12 October, 13:30 to 18:30, for a super stimulating discussion on Buddhism and AI!
Free and open to all, no registration needed.
Kindly sponsored by Khyentse Foundation
30 Sep 2024
How has Buddhism adopted AI? How has AI transformed Buddhism? And how can Buddhism reshape AI?
SOAS, 12 October, 13:30 to 18:30
Experts in the field of Buddhist studies and robotics engineer will address these questions!
Free and open to all.
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30 Sep 2024
How has Buddhism adopted AI? How has AI transformed Buddhism? And how can Buddhism reshape AI?
SOAS, 12 October, 13:30 to 18:30
Experts in the field of Buddhist studies and robotics engineer will address these questions!
Free and open to all.
soas.ac.uk/about/event/imagi…
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9 Sep 2024
We will start the 2024/25 academic year with a fascinating roundtable on Buddhism and AI!
Title: Imagine a Buddhist AI…
When: 12 October 2024, 13:30 to 18:30.
Where: SOAS, Khalili Lecture Theatre
More details to follow soon!
This event is sponsored by Khyentse Foundation
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4 Jun 2024
Do join us at the next UKABS one day annual conference, at SOAS on 6 July!
For programme and Registration info: ukabs.org.uk/conferences/cur…
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11 May 2024
Professor Chizuko Yoshimizu (University of Tsukuba, Japan) at SOAS!
LECTURE (23 May, 17:30-19:00, B203):
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SEMINAR (25 May, 10:00-13:00, S120): soas.ac.uk/about/event/semin…
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8 Jan 2024
2023-2024 Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Lecture Series in Chinese Buddhism at SOAS
We start with amazing Professor Natasha Heller @nheller (University of Virginia) on 2-3 February.
Seminar (3 February) registration form: forms.office.com/e/pjuW4ChAw…
Posters with details below
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22 Oct 2023
"Repositioning Women in Buddhist History: Roles and Agency of Buddhist Nuns in Republican Sichuan"
23 October 2023, 7pm Beijing Time (noon UK Time)
On Zoom: duke.zoom.us/j/98159640002
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15 May 2023
LECTURE > Buddhist Forum -- SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies Fri 19 May, 5-7pm / Crossing the Boundaries of the Pali Canon: An Analysis of Future Bodhisattas in Theravada Tradition / Ven. Medagampitiye Wijithadhamma
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15 Apr 2023
EVENT> Prof Stefano Zacchetti (1968-2020) Memorial and Book Launch, 29 April 2023 on Zoom. To register ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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2 Mar 2023
Very excited for the next Buddhist Forum at SOAS!
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa & Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia will present on 'sacred waste' (17 March) and 'biodegradable blessing' (18 March)
Free and open to all!
Register to the seminar by emailing hs77@soas.ac.uk
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22 Feb 2023
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The Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law Special Edition of Contemporary Buddhism is now out!
@SOAS_CBS @ICRC_LawPolicy @GenerateRespect @SteffiTravagnin @KilbyChristie @AhmedAlDawoody @bugsamarakoon1 @mikecharneyuk @U_K_A_B_S #buddhism #ihl
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22 Feb 2023
Buddhist Forum event this week! Free and open to all!
Dr Christoph Emmrich (University of Toronto) will give a lecture on Newar Buddhism (24 Feb) and a seminar on Sanskrit-Newar-English Translation (25 Feb).
Please register for the seminar by emailing hs77@soas.ac.uk
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1 Feb 2023
Feb 23 - Robert Sharf lecture on Chan Buddhism @ChaoCenter h/t @woodsidesusan2! Online Registration here: riceuniversity.zoom.us/webin…
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1 Feb 2023
February 23, 4pm Central Time (US): Robert Sharf is giving the inaugurating webinar lecture for the new TAI lecture series in Cross-Cultural Studies at Rice! Please spread the words! Register here: riceuniversity.zoom.us/webin…
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19 Jan 2023
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Ha Vinh Tho, Edith Favoreu & Noel Trew highlight correspondences between Engaged Buddhism and the fundamental principles of the Red Cross/Crescent & other humanitarians
@ICRC_LawPolicy @GenerateRespect @ICRC_AsiaPac @SOAS_CBS #Buddhism #humanity
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9 Jan 2023
Buddhist Forum events at the SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies! Free and open to all. Sponsored by Khyentse Foundation
Ryan Overbey (Skidmore) will share his research on the Consecration Scripture on 19 & 21 January.
Please register for the seminar by emailing cl46@soas.ac.uk
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21 Nov 2022
The SOAS Centre of Jaina Studies is welcoming Prof. Muhammed Hameed for a lecture on his latest research on Jaina art and archeology in Pakistan.
This lecture will take place on November 24th at 6pm in room BG102 in the Brunei Gallery (SOAS campus).
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28 Sep 2022
The conference starts with first keynote by T. H. Barrett @SOAS_CBS on “A Sense of an Ending: Chinese Buddhist Eschatology Reconsidered”
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