Discussions

Dear colleagues,

The speaker for the July meeting of the Kyoto Asian Studies Group is Jesse Drian, who will present “Networks of Sacred Space in Medieval Benzaiten Discourses” (see abstract below).

The lecture will be held on Monday, July 3^rd 18:00-20:00 in Seminar Room 8, on the basement floor of Research Bldg. No. 2, on the KYOTO UNIVERSITY Main Campus (see link below for access information). PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT OUR USUAL VENUE!

Abstract

Networks of Sacred Space in Medieval Benzaiten Discourses

SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON EARLY CHINESE BUDDHIST TRANSLATIONS, LED BY JAN NATTIER

With the generous support of the Research Center for Buddhist Texts and Arts (Peking University), the Department of Religious Studies at Yale University is pleased to announce a special 3-day workshop on early Chinese Buddhist translations led by Professor Jan Nattier, to be held on October 13-15, 2017 at Yale. The full description of the topics to be covered is given below.

The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from

 5 June 2017 to 12 June 2017.  These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the list editors for H-Buddhism.  See the H-Net Job Guide website at

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ASIAN HISTORY / STUDIES

Dear Colleagues

I am happy to announce that the latest issue of JOURNAL OF INDIAN AND TIBETAN STUDIES  (INDOGAKU CHIBETTOGAKU KENKYU) No. 20, 2016, is now available on line at the following site: http://www.jits-ryukoku.net/.

Shoryu Katsura

CONTENTS

1. Ensho NASU, A Comparative Study of Bhartṛhari’s Chapter of “Saṃbandhasamuddeśa” (Verses 52-88) in the Vākyapadīya and Dignāga’s Traikālyaparīkṣā (3)