Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly the
Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues)
Organized by: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), The Robin H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, and the Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR).
The Kalyāṇi Inscriptions composed in 1470s Bago (Burma Delta region) for the court of King Dhammazedi reveal the ways in which imagined geographies of Buddha-sāsana were drawn into premodern local royal and monastic practice outside the Indian subcontinent. We see that Magadha and Laṅkā both figure in the "Buddhist technologies of statecraft" utilized at Bago. How should we understand Dhammazedi's emphasis on a doubled inheritance, from both Laṅkā and the Indian subcontinent? On behalf of what kinds of Buddhist collectives did the king evoke the authority of Gotama Buddha's subcontinental arena, as well as ideas of Buddhist kingship?
The University of British Columbia is pleased to be a major partner of
Indian Summer Festival for 2019! This year's theme is Tricksters, Magicians & Oracles. The lineup includes literary panels and discussions, concerts, visual arts exhibitions/installations, a comedy show and workshops!
UBC Staff/faculty, students, and alumni receive a 10% discount on all events except Dinner by Starlight, Opening Gala event, or any receptions. Use the following discount codes:
We've compiled a list of courses for Winter 2019/2020 with South Asia content. You can checkout the list here.
If you're a UBC faculty member teaching a course with content pertaining to South Asia, feel free to contact us to list it on the CISAR website.
The CISAR Newsletter will be distributed occasionally and infrequently during the summer months. Enjoy the summer, and we hope to see you at CISAR in the fall!
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