Talks Buddhist Studies Lecture Series continues this winter
The Department of Buddhist Studies runs a regular series of guest lectures. Each semester, the Department invites several scholars from various European research centers to showcase the latest trends in the study of Buddhist traditions. All talks will take place at 6 PM in room 400.02.12 at the HCTS.
25.11.2025 - Niklas Foxeus (Stockholm University)
"The Buddha’s Original Teaching versus Theravāda Buddhism: Conflicts between a Dissident Monk and the Monastic Authorities in Myanmar."
02.12.2025 - Kano Kazuo (Komazawa University)
“Copying Fees, Ownership, and Transmission of Sanskrit Manuscripts in Indian Buddhist Monasteries.”
09.12.2025 - Ingo Strauch (Lausanne) and Charlotte Schmid (EFEO)
“Indian-language inscriptions and graffiti from Roman Egypt.”
Co-organized with the South Asia Institute and the Institute of Papyrology
20.01.2026 - Daniel Stuart (University of South Carolina)
"In the Mirror of Karma: Reflecting on Reflection and Speaking of Dialogue in the Sanskrit Manuscript of the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra."