Doctoral School “East Asian Historical Phonology in a Comparative Perspective”, March 13-17, 2017 (1/8/2017) - This Doctoral School is open to a limited number of external PhD students (free of charge)! For more information, please contact christoph.anderl@ugent.be. Monday, March 13th 9:30: Welcome of the participants by the Doctoral School organizers (Christoph Anderl, Ann Heirman) 10:00… Read more
2016 PTBS Lecture Series (1/6/2016) - 2016 Programme 01.03.2016: Jonathan Silk (Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands) "Buddhism, Social Justice and the Status of the Caṇḍāla" 08.03.2016: Petra Kieffer-Pülz (University of Mainz, Germany) "Observations on the relation between Sri Lanka and South India during the centuries" 15.03.2016: Pieter Verhagen… Read more
Doctoral School “Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Literature in aDiachronic Perspective”, September 28 – October 2, 2015 (8/18/2015) - Abstract: The course will introduce Chinese Buddhist apologetic texts from two different periods. Dr.Jülch will deal with the Zhenzheng lun 甄正論 written in the Tang dynasty, and Dr. Dr. Zhangwith the Dayuan zhiyuan bianwei lu 大元至元辨偽録 written in the Yuan… Read more
2015 PTBS Lecture Series (1/10/2015) - 2015 Programme 10.03.2015: Christoph Anderl (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies, Belgium) "Aspects of the Maitreya Cult in China: Past and Present" 17.03.2015: Erika Forte (Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany) "Buddhism along the Silk Road and the Oasis of Khotan — An… Read more
2014 PTBS Lecture Series (1/11/2014) - 2014 Programme 11.03.2014: Ann Heirman (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies, Belgium) "Boeddhistische lichaamsverzorging in een multireligieuze context" 18.03.2014: Thomas Jülch (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies, Belgium) "Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Thought" 25.03.2014: Stefano Zacchetti (Oxford University, UK) "Dating the Dharma: Some… Read more
2013 PTBS Lecture Series (1/12/2013) - 2013 Programme 19.02.2013: Gudrun Pinte (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies) Majesteiten en monniken: een kritische blik op de boeddhistische tijdrekening in de Dīpavaṃsa 26.02.2013: Marie-Hélène Gorisse (UGent, Indology) Jain Theories of Inference in the Light of Modern Logics 06.03.2013: Freddy Mortier… Read more2012 PTBS Lecture Series (1/5/2012) - 2012 Programme 06.03.2012: Bart Dessein (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies) Tijd, Tijdelijkheid en het Bestaan van de Dingen. 13.03.2012: Tom De Rauw (UGent, Centre for Buddhist Studies) Boeddhistische politiek - politiek boeddhisme. 20.03.2012: Carlos Roos (UGent, Centre for Cinema and Media… Read more
2011 PTBS Lecture Series (1/7/2011) - 2011 Programme 22.02.2011: Ann Heirman (Universiteit Gent) Lichaamszorg in de boeddhistische kloostergemeenschap 01.03.2011: Edel Maex (Boeddhistische Unie van België) Mindfulness, een boeddhistische hype? 15.03.2011: Carola Roloff (Hamburg University) Potential for Enlightenment and Ordination of Women in Buddhism 22.03.2011: Bart Dessein… Read more
2010 PTBS Lecture Series (1/10/2010) - 2010 Programme 23.02.2010 Christoph Anderl (Oslo University) Text and Iconography - Strategies in the Adaptation of Buddhism in East Asia 02.03.2010 Ann Heirman (CBS, Universiteit Gent) Actie en reactie: welke plaats veroverde de vrouw in het monastieke leven? 09.03.2010 Kawanami Hiroko (Lancaster… Read more
2009 PTBS Lecture Series (1/5/2009) - 2009 Programme 10.02.2009 Bart Dessein (Universiteit Gent) "Waarom ik niet besta": het concept ‘zelf' in boeddhisme 17.02.2009 Tobias Wissler (Universiteit Gent) Beyond exegesis: Temple inscriptions and the economics of Chinese religion 03.03.2009 Ann Heirman (Universiteit Gent) Boeddhistische kloosterregels: de loopbaan… Read more