THE 14th CONFERENCE
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
BUDDHIST STUDIESSCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES
WITH
THE BRITISH LIBRARY AND THE BRITISH
MUSEUMLONDON, 29 AUGUST — 3 SEPTEMBER 2005

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Map of the Conference Area
SOAS Geography
Coffee and Lunch Arrangements
Evening Events
Thursday Afternoon Excursions
Panels and Sessions

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Conference Programme at a glance

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Day One: Monday, 29th August
Programme

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Day Two: Tuesday, 30th August
Programme
Panels & Sections

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Day Three: Wednesday, 31st August
Programme
Panels & Sections

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Day Four: Thursday, 1st September
Programme
Panels & Sections

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Day Five: Friday, 2nd September
Programme
Panels & Sections

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Day Six: Saturday 3rd September
Programme
Panels & Sections

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Panels and Sections2

Acknowledgements

Conference sponsorship
The Steering Committee of the 14th Conference of the International Association of
Buddhist Studies wishes to record words of gratitude and appreciation on behalf of theconference participants to the following sources for their financial contributions towards
the conference expenses:
Major grant from the British Academy towards the administrative costs of the conference.
Major grant of the SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies towards subsistence and cultural
events.
Significant grant from The Society for South Asian Studies UK towards travel expenses
of scholars and students.
Generous grant from the British Library towards the reception at the British Library.
Meaningful contribution towards the conference receptions by the UK Association of
Buddhist Studies.
Ground Force
The planning, preparation and daily running of the 14th IABS Conference were greatly
assisted and facilitated by the following SOAS administrative, technical and catering
staff: Deborah Rhys, Michael Sherry, Thierry Leroy, Jane Wood, Maureen Gaskin,
Malcolm Raggett, Michael Baptista, Patrick Quow, Jacqui Parry.
Special words of appreciation are due to the Conference Administrative Assistant Dr
Alexandra Leduc.
The following SOAS students have generously helped with various tasks during theconference: Paul Buxton, Dylan Esler.
Urasenke London Branch
Artists3

Map of the Conference Area

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SOAS Geography
SOAS Campus in Russell Square
The SOAS Campus in Russell Square has three main buildings:
College Building (this is the original SOAS site inaugurated in 1917)
Brunei Gallery (inaugurated in 1995)
Philips Building (inaugurated in 1972)
College Building and Brunei Gallery face each other and are separated by a courtyard.
Philips Building is situated behind the College Building through which it is normallyaccessed.
In the basement of the College Building there are two refectories and a bar. On the
ground floor there is a small cafeteria in which there is a cash point machine. On thefloors above the ground floor there are rooms of teaching staff.
In the basement of the Philips Building there is the Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT). On
the periphery of the ground floor there are classrooms, the largest of which have been
reserved for the conference activities (G). The heart of this building contains the SOAS
Library which is accessed from the ground floor.
In the basement of the Brunei Gallery there is a large lecture theatre (BGLT). On the
ground floor there are: cafeteria, bookshop and exhibition area. On the first and second
floors there are classrooms, the largest of which have been reserved for the conference
activities.
Ladies and Gents toilets are situated on alternate floors.
The information and registration desk during the conference is located in the Brunei
Gallery.
The British Museum is situated two blocks to the south of SOAS, and the British
Library is four blocks to the north-east of SOAS, some 15 minutes on foot.
University Hospital Ambulance and Accident Department is located in Gower Street,
one block to the west-north.
Marking system of rooms and lecture theatres
KLT: Khalili Lecture Theatre, Philips Building, basement
BGLT: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Brunei Gallery, basement
BG followed by a number: Rooms in Brunei Gallery
G followed by a number: Rooms in Philips Building, ground floor

5Coffee and Lunch Arrangements
During the conference the SOAS Catering Services serve coffee and tea throughout alldays in the Brunei Cafeteria. There are short breaks during the morning (10.30h–11.00h)
and afternoon sessions (15.30h–16.00h) which should not understood as intended
exclusively for coffee or tea. You can have coffee or tea at any time during the sessions.
Lunches are served in the Brunei Cafeteria between 12.00h and 14.00h
Coffee services and lunches are free of charge to the conference participants, but you
must wear your conference badge.

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Evening Events
During the conference week there are four evening events:
1. Monday, 29th August. SOAS Brunei Gallery
8.00: Sounds from the Buddhist Lands of Asia. Songs, dances and instrumental
music performed by professional artists from seven Buddhist countries of Asia:
Burma, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Tibet. The performance opens withchanting by Buddhist monks.
19.45 Reception in SOAS Brunei Cafeteria.
2. Tuesday, 30st August. The British Library
18.00: Serenates from Thailand. This performance is staged by the Thai Music
Ensemble of the UK. Eighteen musicians and vocalists offer a selection of classical andfolk Thai music. The performance is in the British Library Auditorium.
19.15: Reception in the British Library
3. Wednesday 31st August. SOAS Russell Restaurant
17.00: Japanese Tea Ceremony (chado)

4. Friday, 3rd September, 18.15: Buddhist Musical Drama and Reception
The British Museum Lecture Theatre
The musical performance consists of a selection from Buddhist musical dramas
composed by an Indian poet Subramaniam.
The musical performance is followed by a reception sponsored by the SOAS Centre of
Buddhist Studies.

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Afternoon Excursions on Thursday 1st September
On Thursday afternoon all excursions will start from the SOAS courtyard at the times
indicated below. Each group will be led by a student to the starting point of the respective
excursions. If you prefer you can travel on you own to the starting point, but please makesure that you are there on time. At the end of the excursion the same student will bring
you back to SOAS. Alternatively, you are free to travel on your own to wherever you
decide as you hold an underground pass valid for underground (tube) and busses.
All tickets and underground passes for the respective excursions will be held by thestudent leaders on the excursion day. However, if you decide to go on your own, please
collect your ticket and underground pass from the information desk the day before.
South Hampton Court: departure from SOAS at 13.00. Return at 18.30
Thames City Cruise: Departure from SOAS at 14.00. Return to Westminster.

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Timetables of Panels and Sections
Each Panel and Section is chaired by a convener. The Panel and Section Conveners takeresponsibility for rigorously maintaining the timetable of their panels or Sections. It is
important to adhere to the allocated time slots for individual speakers so that all
participants can attend the papers they wish to listen to.

9Conference Programme at a GlaceDay One: Monday 29 August 2005
9.00-14.00: Registration (Brunei Gallery Ground Floor)
14.00-16.00: Plenary Session & Keynote Address by IABS President (BGLT)
16.30-18.00: IABS Board Meeting (BG: Room BG05)
18.00-19.30 Musical Performance (BGLT)
19.30: Reception (Brunei Cafeteria)
Day Two: Tuesday 30 August 2005
9.00-12.00: Panels and Sections
12.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.30: Panels and Sections
18.00-19.15 Thai Serenates, the British Library Auditorium
19.15 Reception, The British Library
Day Three: Wednesday 31 August 2005
9.00-12.00: Panels and Sections
12.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.30: Panels and Sections
17.00 to 18.00: Japanese Tea Ceremony (SOAS: Russell Restaurant)
Day Four: Thursday 1 September 2005
9.00-12.00: Panels and Sections
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00 Afternoon Excursions
15.00-16.00: UK Association of Buddhist Studies AGM (Room G50)
Day Five: Friday 2 September 2005
9.00-12.00: Panels and Sections
12.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.30: Panels and Sections
17.30 to 18.30: IABS AGM (BM, Main Lecture Theatre)
18.30-19.30: Musical Drama: Maya’s Dream
19.30 Farewell Reception (BM, Great Court)
Day Six: Saturday 3 September 2005
9.00-12.00: Panels and Sections
12.00 to 14.00: Lunch
14.00-17.30: Panels and Sections

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Day One: Monday, 29th August
All events in the Brunei Gallery
9.00 to 14.00: Registration
14.00 to 16.00: IABS Plenary Session & Address by President
16.30 to 18.00: IABS Board Meeting (BG05)
18.00 Musical Performance and Reception

11Day Two: Tuesday, 30th August
Overview

MORNINING SESSIONS 9.00-12.00
Buddhism in Sri Lanka and South East Asia, Room KLT
Buddhist Art: Historical Evidence from Gandhåra (I), Room BG102
Disputed Authorities (I), BG202
Buddhism in Japan, G50
Newar Buddhism (I), Room G51

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AFTERNOON SESSIONS 14.00-17.30
Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts from Central Asia, KLT
Buddhist Art: Historical Evidence from Gandhåra (II), Room BG102
Disputed Authorities (II), Room BG202
Shin Buddhism, Room G50
Newar Buddhism (Douglas) (II) Room G51
18.00-19.15 Thai Serenades, the British Library Auditorium
19.15 Reception at the British Library

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Overview

MORNING SESSIONS 9.00-12.00
Gandhåran Buddhist Manuscripts (I), KLT
Buddhist Art in South Asia, Room BG102
Early Buddhism in India (I), BG202
Vernacular Texts and Textual Communities in South Asia (I), Room G50
History of Buddhism in Tibet (I), Room G51
ATERNOON SESSIONS 14.00-17.30
Gandhåran Buddhist Manuscripts (II), KLT
Buddhist Arts, BG102
Early Buddhism in India (II), BG202
Vernacular Texts and Textual Communities in South Asia (II), Room G50
History of Buddhism in Tibet (II), Room G51
17.00-18.00 Japanese Tea Ceremony (SOAS Russell Restaurant)

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Day Four: Thursday, 1st September
Overview

MORNING SESSIONS 9.00-12.00
Issues in the art history of early Indian Buddhism, KLT
Buddhism in the West, Room BG102
Manuscripts and Codicology, Room BG202
Buddhism in the Himalayan Area and Inner Asia, Room G50
Studies in Chinese Buddhist Historiography, Room G51
Hermeneutics, Language and Commentarial Techniques, Room G52
AFTERNOON PROGRAMME
15.00-16.00 UK Association of Buddhist Studies AGM, Room G50
14.00-20.00 Afternoon Excursions

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Day Five: Friday, 2nd September
Overview

MORNING SESSIONS 9.00-12.00
Mahåyåna Sūtra Literature (I), KLT
Buddhism and Brahmanism, Room BG102
Buddhism in China (I), Room BG202
Logic and Epistemology (I), Room G50
Vajrayåna Buddhism (I), Room G51
AFTERNOON SESSIONS 14.00-17.30
Mahåyåna Sūtra Literature (II), KLT
Vinaya Studies, BG102
Buddhism in China (II), BG202
Logic and Epistemology (II), Room G50
Vajrayåna Buddhism (II), Room G51

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Day Six: Saturday 3rd September
Overview
MORNING SESSIONS 9.00-12.00
Dunhuang Tantric Buddhism (I), Room BG102
Abhidharma and Schools of Buddhist Philosophy (I), BG202
Buddhism and Modernity in Korea, Room G50
Prajñåpåramitå and Madhyamaka (I), Room G51
Contemporary Developments in Buddhism (I), Room G52
AFTERNOON SESSIONS 14.00-17.30
Dunhuang Tantric Buddhism (II), Room BG102
Abhidharma and Schools of Buddhist Philosophy (II), BG202
Meanings of the Lotus Sūtra, Room G50
Prajñåpåramitå and Madhyamaka (II), Room G51
Contemporary Developments in Buddhism (II), Room G52

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Day Two: Tuesday, 30th August
Panels & Sections
Newar Buddhism
Convener: Dr Will Tuladhar-Douglas
Tuesday, 30th August, 9.00-16.00, Room G51
9.00
9.30
10.00
11.00
11.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
16.00

Vajracarya, Gautam Vajra, University of Wisconsin (United States), Newar
caityasGellner, David N., University of Oxford (United Kingdom), ‘The same but better’or ‘Different but equal’?: Conversion and changing Hindu-Buddhist relations in
the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Lewis, Todd, College of the Holy Cross (United States), The intersection ofpolitics and poetics in Sugat Saurabh, Chittadhar Hridaya’s epic poem on the Lifeof the Buddha
Bangdel, Dina, Virginia Commonwealth University (United States), Ritual,performance, and art: Visual constructions of religious identity in contemporary
Newar Buddhism
Rospatt, Alexander von, University of California, Berkeley (United States), Thesacred origins of the Svayambhucaitya and the Kathmandu Valley: Foreign
speculation and local myth
Shakya, Min Bahadur, Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Method (Nepal),
Svayambhūpurå˜a: A source of Newar Buddhist tradition and practice
Tuladhar-Douglas, Will, University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom), Newar,
Tibetan and Himalayan: the formation of a regional Buddhism
Widdess, Richard, SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom), Caryagiti
recordings and research
Vajracarya, Prajval, independent scholar (Nepal), Presentation of Caryagitimudrås and symbolism

Buddhist Art: Historical Evidence from Gandhāra
Convener: Prof Kurt Behrendt
Tuesday, 30th September, 9.00-16.00, Room B102

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9.00
9.30
10.00
11.00
11.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
16.00

Behrendt, Kurt, Temple University (United States), D¥pa∫kara Buddha in
Gandhåra, Tuesday 9.00h Room B102
Cribb, Joe, The British Museum (United Kingdom), Dating the Bimarån casket
and the development of Gandhåran Buddha images
Errington, Elizabeth, The British Museum (United Kingdom), Charles Masson
and Ha∂∂aGlass, Andrew, University of Washington (United States), The chronology of the
Kharo∑†h¥ inscriptions: A reassessment in light of recent discoveries
Quagliotti, Anna Maria, University of Naples (Italy), A Buddha head fromAfghanistan
Rhi, Ju-Hyung, Seoul National University (South Korea), Some textual parallels
for Gandh_ran art
Woodford Schmidt, Carolyn, Ohio State University (United States), Stylistic andiconographic characteristics of turbans adorning images of Bodhisattvas fromancient greater Gandhåra
Mkrtychev, Tigran K. and Shakir R. Pidaev, State Museum of Oriental Art(Russia) and Institute of Archaeology (Uzbekistan), New Stūpa at Kara-Tepe:
Toward the place of origin of Bimarån reliquary
Klimburg-Salter, Deborah, University of Vienna (Austria), Buddhist wall painting
in Afghanistan. A contribution to the historical evidence for monastic art

Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts from Central Asia and Afghanistan
Convener: Prof Jens-Uwe Hartmann
Tuesday, 30th August, 14.00-17.00, Room KLT
14.00 Hartmann, Jens-Uwe, University of Munich (Germany), Some remarks on the
manuscript of the D¥rghågama with a focus on the folios kept in a private
collection in the U.S.
14.30 Matsuda, Kazunobu, Bukkyo University (Japan), The Tridaṇ∂i-sūtra in theD¥rghågama manuscript
15.00 Bucknell, Roderick F., University of Queensland (Australia), Some observations
on the structure of the (Mūla-)Sarvåstivådin D¥rghågama and the PåliD¥ghanikåya
16.00 Karashima, Seishi, Soka University (Japan), On newly identified Sanskrit
fragments from the collections of the British Library and the St. Petersburg
Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies
16.30 Kudo, Noriyuki, Soka University (Japan), A textual history of theKarmavibha∫ga: Another evidence from the fragments in the Schøyen collection
17.00 Harrison, Paul, University of Canterbury (New Zealand), Editing and translating
the Diamond Sūtra in the 21st century
Disputed authorities: Authenticity and efficacy in Buddhist scriptures
Conveners: Drs Liying Kuo and Dr Peter Skilling
Tuesday, 30th August, 9.00-15.00, Room B202
9.00
9.30

Kuo, Liying, École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Paris (France), Ritual andauthenticity: a Dunhuang perspective
Assavavirulhakan, Prapod, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Ritual and18

nature: Thai rain-calling 'scriptures'
10.00 Skilling, Peter, Lumbini International Research Institute, Nonthaburi (Thailand),Trayastriµßas heaven and the production of scriptures
11.00 Wang, Françoise, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Xiao
Ziliang and A∫gulimålå: apocryphas and the proscription of meat and alcohol
11.30 Durt, Hubert, International College for Advanced Buddhist Studies (Japan), Selfcriticism on Lake Anavatapta
14.00 Chongstitvatana, Suchitra, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Kamanita:
imagination and authenticity
14.30 Leider, Jacques, École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Yangon (Myanmar), Lord
Buddha comes to Arakan: Relics, predictions and pagodas. An investigation inpolitical meanings
15.00 Bernon, Olivier de, École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Paris (France), Conceptsof canonicity in Khmer context
Buddhism in Sri Lanka and South East Asia
Tuesday, 30th August, 9.00-12.00, Room KLT
9.00 Samuels, Jeffrey, Caste affiliation and temple patronage: Monastic-lay
relationships in contemporary Sri Lanka
9.30 Strong, John S., Betwixt and between: Gavampati and the Påli tradition
10.00 Cicuzza, Claudio, Some preliminary notes on Vessantarajåtaka-vivaraṇa
10.30 Deegalle, Mahinda, Recent evidence for Mahåyåna in Sri Lanka
11.00 Mishra, Patit Paban, Rapprochement between Thai Buddhism and Indian
traditions: A study in cultural interaction
Buddhism in Japan
Tuesday, 30th August, 9.00-12.00, Room G50
9.00 Sekido, Gyokai, Research on the Chu-Hokke-Kyo of Nichiren Shonin
9.30 Payne, Richard K., The Shingon votive fire offering for prosperity(soyakuhogoma)
10.30 Triplett, Katja, The worship of “Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara of the Blind” inJapan
10.30 Josephson, Jason A., When Buddhism became a religion: Distinguishing between
superstition and religion in the writings of Inoue Enryō
11.0 Pussel, Ryofu, Chado - The way of tea as a Buddhist path
Shin Buddhism
Tuesday, 30 August, 14.00-15.00, Room G50
14.0
Swanson, Paul, Takagi Kenmyo: A Japanese Shinshu• martyr and misfit of the Meiji Era
14.30 Blum, Mark, Historical consciousness in Shin Buddhist thought, medieval and modern

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Panels & Sections
Buddhist Arts
Wednesday, 31st August, 14.00-17.30, Room BG102
14.00 Bhattacharya, Bandana Mukherjee, Ramacandra Kavibharati: A great Buddhist poet of
Bengal14.30 Allison, Ann and Jane, The casting of large Buddha images in Myanmar and Cambodia
today: Continuity and revival
15.00 Brown, Kerry Lucinda, The Kumrahar Plaque revisited: Pilgrimage and the sevenmeditation sites of the Buddha at Bodh Gaya•
16.00 Meeks, Lori, The musical programs of Kamakura-Period esoteric-Vinaya nunneries
16.30 Yip, Mingmei, The influence of Chan on Chinese guqin music
Early Buddhism in India I&II
Wednesday, 31st August, 9.00-17.30, Room BG202
9.00 Ferreira-Jardim, António, What DID the Buddha teach? Methodologicalreflections on the problem of “early Buddhism”
9.30 Gethin, Rupert, One path or many? Schemes of the Buddhist path in the PåliNikåyas10.00 Giustarini, Giuliano, Faith and renunciation in early Buddhism
11.00 Choong, Mun-Keat, A comparison of the Påli and Chinese versions of the Kosala
Saµyutta, an early Buddhist discourse on King Pasenadi of Kosala
11.30 De Lazzari, Roberta, Solitude and empathy in early Buddhism
14.00 Hwang, Soonil, The non-returner and the two nirvå˜a theory
14.30 Parekar, Nanda D., Therågåthå: A journey from suffering to salvation
15.00 Tilakaratne, Asanga, MahåKassapa and Ónanda: Two pillars of Theravåda. How
their personality differences continue to shape the history of Theravåda tradition
16.00 Wynne, Alexander, Further reflections on the earliest form of Buddhism
16.30 Ferreira-Jardim, António, “Separated from desires…” New light on the historicaldevelopment of the Four Meditations (dhyåna) pericope amongst ßråmaṇical
groups in ancient India
Ancient Champa to modern Siam. Perspectives on Buddhist art in Southeast Asia
Convener: Prof Pattaratorn Chirapravati
Wednesday, 31st August, 9.00-11.30, Room B102

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Woodward, Hiram W., Jr., Walters Art Museum (United States), TheKåra˜∂avyūha sūtra and Buddhist art in 10th-century Cambodia
9.30 Brown, Robert, University of California, Los Angeles (United States), How
important was Buddhism in early Southeast Asia?
10.00 Guy, John, The Victoria and Albert Museum (United Kingdom), Pan-Asian
Buddhism and new evidence for the Bodhisattva cult in Champa, Central Vietnam
11.00 Chirapravati, Pattaratorn, California State University, Sacramento (United States),Jåtaka reliefs at Wat Sri Chum: Revisited?
11.30 Listopad, John, Stanford University (United States), The Modern Buddhist:Sa∫gha reform, national integration, and Thai art history, Wednesday 11.30h
Room B102

Social and intellectual history of Buddhism in Tibet
Convener: Prof Derek Maher
Wednesday, 31st August, 9.00-16.00, Room G51
9.00
9.30
10.00
11.00
11.30
14.00
14.30
15.00

16.00

Vose, Kevin, University of Virginia (United States), The Tibetan reception of
Candrak¥rti
Schaeffer, Kurtis R., University of Virginia (United States), The development of a
Buddhist institution in Tibet: Nartang Monastery, 1153-1299
Kuijp, Leonard van der, Harvard University (United States), Resistance throughprophecy: Late thirteenth- and fourteenth-century reactions to the Mongol
invasion of Tibet in treasure-texts
Cuevas, Bryan, Florida State University (United States), Notes on the role offamily clans in Tibetan religious history
Sparham, Gareth, University of Michigan (United States), Citations of the Sa skya
hierarchs in some early works of Tsong kha pa
Cabezon, José Ignacio, University of California, Santa Barbara (United States),
The curriculum of philosophical studies in the early history of the dGe lugs pa
academies (gdan sa)
Maher, Derek, East Carolina University (United States), Early historical accountsof the dGe lugs school
Hackett, Paul, Columbia University (United States), Theos Bernard and thetwentieth century mythology of Tibet
Pomplun, Robert Trent, Loyola College, Maryland (United States), Philosophy
and allegory: Preliminary remarks on Ippolito Desideri’s knowledge ofMådhyamika

Studies of Gandh›ran Buddhist manuscripts
Convener: Prof Richard Salomon
Wednesday, 31st August, 9.00-17.00, Room KLT

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A- Studies of the Senior manuscripts

9.00

Allon, Mark, University of Sydney (Australia), Further observations on the Senior
manuscripts
9.30 Allon, Mark and Richard Salomon, University of Sydney (Australia) andUniversity of Washington (United States), Radiocarbon dating of Kharo∑†h¥manuscripts
10.00 Glass, Andrew, University of Washington (United States), Four Gåndhår¥ sūtras
on meditation
11.00 Shih, Tien-chang, University of Washington (United States), A Gåndhår¥ versionof the Dåruskandhasūtra
11.30 Salomon, Richard, University of Washington (United States), A Second Gåndhår¥manuscript of the ‘Songs of Lake Anavatapta’ (Anavatapta-gåthå)B- Studies of the British Library and other Gāndhārī manuscripts

14.00 Lenz, Timothy, University of Washington (United States), Miraculous tradition:
The Gandhåran Såµkåßya Avadåna
14.30 Neelis, Jason, University of Florida (United States), Islands in the ocean of
Buddhist stories: Interpretation of selected avadånas in British Library Kharo∑†h¥Fragments 12 + 14
15.00 Baums, Stefan, University of Washington (United States), Gåndhår¥ literary texts
on the Silk Roads
16.00 Karashima, Seishi, Soka University (Japan), Underlying languages of early
Chinese translations of Buddhist scriptures
16.30 Cox, Collett, University of Washington (United States), Early Gåndhår¥commentaries: The beginnings of a genre
17.00 Khan, Muhammad Nasim, University of Peshawar (Pakistan), Buddhist
manuscripts from Gandhåra: Recent discoveries
Vernacular texts and textual communities in South and Southeast Asia
Convener: Prof Justin McDaniel
Wednesday, 31st August, 9.00-16.30, Room G50
9.00
9.30
10.00
11.00
11.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
16.00

Berkwitz, Steven, Southwest Missouri State University (United States), A
Bodhisattva in love: Textual developments on the Kusa jåtaka in SinhalaBlackburn, Anne, Cornell University(United States), Regional monasticth
diplomacy and epistolary Påli from 19 -century Lanka
Gabaude, Louis, École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Chiang Mai (Thailand),Vernacular Buddhist literature in Northern Thailand
Hansen, Anne, University of Wisconsin (United States), Print and modern genres:
Vernacular Buddhist literature in colonial Cambodia
McDaniel, Justin, University of California, Riverside (United States), Liftingwords from the Buddha’s mouth: the vohåra manuscripts of Laos and Northern
ThailandThompson, Ashley, University of California, Berkeley (United States), The
literization of Khmer in Post-Angkorian Cambodia
Swearer, Donald, Harvard University (United States), Mediating the Dhamma in
Northern Thailand
Sugandha (Anil Sakya), Phra, Mahamakuta Monastic University, The role of the‘Gyanmålå’ liturgy in the Nepalese Theravåda community
Sheravanichkul, Arthid, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Self-sacrifice in22Thai Buddhist texts and Thai mythological narratives
16.30 Dhammasami, Khammai, University of Oxford (United Kingdom), The Shan
Buddhist literature: A preliminary study of its source
Respondent: Dr Steven Collins, University of Chicago (United States)23

Day Four: Thursday, 1st September
Panels & Sections
Buddhism in the Himalayan Area and Inner Asia
Thursday, 1st September, 9.00-12.00, Room G50
9.00 Sarao, K.T.S., Pilgrimage to Gang Rimpoche and its Indian connections
9.30 Bareja-Starzynska, Agata, Biography of the Mongolian Buddhist master and sculptor
Zanabazar (1635-1723), the First Jebtsundampa of Mongolia – Survey of sources
10.0
Nietupski, Paul, Religious, political and economic authority structures at Labrang
Monastery: The Gung thang estate
Hermeneutics, Language and Commentarial Techniques
Thursday, 1st September, 9.00-12.00, Room G52
9.00 Yagi, Toru, On the phrase aṅguṭṭhasnehena yāpesi ratti[ṃ] (Pv III.5.1)
9.30 Manevskaia, Ilona, Two Tibetan commentaries on Abhisamayålaµkåra
10.00 Apple, James, Semantics of the Sa∫gha: Tibetan scholastic hermeneutics on the
abstract ideal of the Buddhist community
10.30 Kragh, Ulrich Timme, Classicism in commentarial writing: The interrelations
between the Indian Madhyamakaßåstra-Commentaries
11.00 Kulikov, Leonid, Diathesis and passive voice in post-Vedic and Buddhist
Sanskrit: Inheritance and innovations
Buddhism in the WestThursday, 1st September, 9.00-12.00, Room BG102
9.00 Harris, Elizabeth J., Buddhists and the religious ‘other'
9.30 Smith, Sharon, Buddhism and diversity: Multiculturalism in Western Buddhist
convert Sa∫ghas
10.00 Pryor, Robert, Anagarika Munindra and the historical context of the Vipassana
movement in the twentieth century
10.30 Crangle, Edward F., The meditative method whereby the mind attains release
Manuscripts and Codicology
Thursday, 1st September, 9.00-12.00, Room BG202
9.00 Bhattacharya, Bela, A comparative study between the Påli Upåli Sutta and themanuscript of Sanskrit version found in Central Asia
9.30 Cantwell, Cathy, and Robert Mayer, A valuable newly available rNying ma'irGyud 'Bum manuscript from Bhutan
10.30 Phuntsho, Karma, Not so hidden treasures: Gangtey’s manuscript collection
Issues in the art history of early Indian Buddhism
Convener: Dr Robert DeCaroli
Thursday, 1st September, 9.00-11.30, Room KLT
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Rhie Quintanilla, Sonya, University of California, Irvine (United States),
Misguided piety: Utpalavar˜å and the ambivalent attitude towards nuns in earlyIndia
9.30 Shimada, Akira, SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom), City and stūpa:
Social roles of Buddhist monasteries in ancient Indian cities
10.00 Brancaccio, Pia, Drexel University (United States), The construction of a visualbiography of Íåkyamuni: re-reading Bhårhut sculpture
11.00 DeCaroli, Robert, George Mason University (United States), Portraits andpresence: The cultural implications of figural imagery in early Indian Buddhism
11.30 Morrissey, Nick, University of California, Los Angeles (United States), Jåtaka,Tiracchånakathå and Dharmakathå: On the presentation of monastic values in the
Buddhist art of Bhårhut
Studies in Chinese Buddhist historiography
Convener: Ms Elizabeth Morrison
Thursday, 1st September, 9.00-11.00, Room G51
Palumbo, Antonello, SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom), The Mouzi
lihuo lun and the historicisation of Buddhism in China
9.30 Kieschnick, John, University of Bristol (United Kingdom), Karma as an historicalforce in Chinese Buddhist historiography
10.00 Morrison, Elizabeth, Middlebury College (United States), The rise of Chanhistoriography in the late Tang and Song11.00 Lu, Yang, Princeton University (United States), Modernizing humanities: The
study of the history of Buddhism in China from the 1890s to the 1940s
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Panels and Sections
Buddhism and Brahmanism
Friday, 2nd September, 9.00-12.00, Room BG102
9.00 Bronkhorst, Johannes, The background of early Buddhism
9.30 Covill, Linda, Apsarases: The Buddhist conversion of the nymphs of heaven
10.00 Tokugana, Muneo, Buddhacarita and Mahåbhårata: A new perspective
11.00 Makidono, Tomoko, Religious interactions as seen in the Tibetan gter ma text Ma
˜i bka’ ‘bum
Buddhism in China I&II
Friday, 2nd September, 9.00-17.30, Room BG202
9.00 Shen, Haiyan, An approach to Tiantai philosophical system of Buddhism
9.30 Kanno, Hiroshi, Huisi’s views on the concept of the “forbearance” as seen
through the Meaning of the Course of Ease and Bliss in the Lotus Sūtra
10.00 De Rauw, Tom, Zhizang, defender of the faith
11.00 Hao, Chunwen, From conflict to harmony – the relationship between the
traditional She associations and Buddhism in medieval China
11.30 Poceski, Mario, Monastic and lay practice in Chan Buddhism during the midTang Period
14.00 Welter, Albert, From Yanjiao (oral teachings) to Yulu (records of sayings):
Exploring the origins and development of a Chan literary genre
14.30 Zhong, Yan Yao, A pictorial explanation of how maṇḍala disappeared from
central mainland
15.00 Bianchi, Ester, Yamāntaka-Vajrabhairava at the Qing court. An example ofTibetan Buddhist practice in late Imperial China
16.00 Koehle, Natalie, Why did the Kangxi emperor go to Wutai shan?
16.30 Xiao, Yue, The Pureland thought of Xia Lian-ju’s combined version of the Larger
Sūtra on Amitāyus

Logic and Epistemology in Buddhism I&II
Friday, 2nd September, 9.00-17.30, Room G50
9.00 Gupta, Rita, Knowledge of one’s own knowledge and feelings. The Buddhist
Naiyāyika views
9.30 Kimura, Toshihiko, The logic of Maitreya-Asa∫ga and the early history of Indianlogic
10.00 Kumar, Pramod, A critical examination of Dignåga’s views on sentence
11.00 McGarrity, Andrew, How other is ‘other'? Issues of relation, absence andrelativism in early and later Madhyamaka and the possible implications for the
Madhyamaka-Yogåcåra synthesis
11.30 Kurpiewski, Wieslaw, Mahåyåna philosophy and European ontology as opposed
views of reality2614.00 Mikogami, Esho, On the methods of understanding the truths by words in
Buddhism
14.30 Tewari, Anil Kumar, The problem of personal identity in Buddhism
Vajray›na Buddhism I&II
Friday, 2nd September, 9.00-17.30, Room G51
9.00 Hidas, Gergely, Notes on the usage of the dhåraṇ¥s and mantras of theMahåpratisarå-Mahåvidyåråjñ¥9.30 Hyytiäinen, Tiina, Reconsidering sandhyå-/sandhåbhå∑å in a Sanskrit tantric
Buddhist text
10.00 Wedemeyer, Christian K., On the authenticity of the Caryåmelåpakaprad¥pa,
commentary attributed to Śākyamitra
11.00 Bentor, Yael, How does the generation process work, and why do most dGe-lugs
commentaries disagree with Tsong-kha-pa’s teacher Red-mda’-ba?
11.30 Kragh, Ulrich Timme, Construction of a tradition: The writing and compilation of
the Collected Works of Gampopa Sonam Rinchen
14.00 Cantwell, Cathy, and Robert Mayer, An unprecedented form of textual sharing
between two rNying ma pa tantras
14.30 Ehrhard, Franz-Karl, The gSan-yig of the Fifth Dalai Bla-ma and its literacy
sources
15.00 Mathes, Klaus-Dieter, ´Gos Lo tså ba gZhon nu dpal on instantaneous
enlightenment
16.00 Rheingans, Jim, Preliminary remarks to the Mahåmudrå interpretation of theEighth Karmapa Mi bskyod rdo rje
16.30 Larsson, Stefan, The Mad Heruka from gTsang: Madness in a Buddhist
perspective
Vinaya Studies
Friday, 2nd September, 14.00-17.30
14.00 Clarke, Shayne, Family matters in Indian monastic Buddhism
14.30 Hinüber, Oskar von, The Sedamocakagāthās. On hilarious hermeneutics of the
Vinaya15.00 Heirman, Ann, The Daosengge: Penal treatment of the Chinese clergy
16.30 Harris, Ian, Monastic boundary (sīma) and ordination controversy in modern
Cambodia
8- Mahāyāna sūtra literature
Convener: Prof Jonathan Silk
Friday, 2nd September, 9.00-16.30, Room KLT

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Wallace, Vesna A., University of California, Santa Barbara (United States), The
Mongols’ considerations of Mahåyåna sūtras and their functions
Hamar, Imre, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary), A comparative study of thevarious versions of the early Mahåyåna sūtra Manifestation of the Buddha
Leduc-Pagel, Alexandra, University of Oslo (Norway), Kingship in theTathågatåcintyaguhyanirdeßa, a sūtra of the Ratnakūṭa collection
Sato, Naomi, Center for Information on Religion, Tokyo (Japan), Features of the
Ak∑obhya Buddha cult
Skilton, Andrew, Cardiff (United Kingdom), Memorisation and eloquence in theSamådhiråjasūtra, Friday 11.30h Room KLT
Suzuki, Takayasu, Yamaguchi Prefectural University (Japan), TheMahåparinirvå˜a sūtra-Group
Silk, Jonathan, UCLA (United Kingdom), Einmal ist keinmal, und noch nur
einmal: Yet again: Thus I have heard
Boucher, Daniel, Cornell University (United States), Profit and honor: An early
Mahāyāna critique of sedentary monasticism
Karashima, Seishi, Soka University (Japan), Who composed the Lotus Sūtra?
Antagonism between wilderness and village monks
Mochizuki, Kaie, Minobusan University (Japan), What are major sūtras in late
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Panels & Sections
Abhidharma and Schools of Buddhist Philosophy I&II
Saturday, 3rd September, 9.00-17.30, Room BG102
9.00 Lalji, Shravak, Sūtras attributed to the foremost disciples of the Buddha and theircontribution in the development of Abhidharma
9.30 Dessein, Bart, The three cycles (triparivarta) and twelve constituent parts(dvådaßakåra) of the turning of the wheel of the doctrine (dharmacakra)
10.00 Kritzer, Robert, Dår∑†åntika and Sautråntika in the Abhidharmad¥pa
11.00 Mitomo, Kenyo, Abhidharmad¥pavibhasaprabhav®tti: A criticism of Mahåyåna
Buddhism
11.30 Harvey, Peter, Freedom of the will in Theravåda canonical and post-canonicaltexts
14.00 Kumar, Bimalendra, Problem of perception in Abhidharma philosophy
14.30 Fukuda, Takumi, The school affiliation of the *Tattvasiddhi
15.00 Kramer, Jowita, The theory of the five vastus in the Yogācārabhūmi: An attempt
at categorizing all aspects of existence
16.00 Carstens, Carola, Yogåcåra in autochthonous Tibetan doxography: The Thugs rje
sems dpa’i theg pa of the Bon tradition
16.30 Goswami, Suresh C., Complementarity of prakṛtistha gotra and samudānita gotra
in Mahåyåna Buddhism
Contemporary Developments in Buddhism I&II
Saturday, 3rd September, 9.00-12.00, Room G52
9.00 Bingenheimer, Marcus, Whole-body relics in contemporary Taiwan
9.30 Sharma, Anita, Tzu Chi: Taiwanese form of socially engaged Buddhism
10.00 Redmond, Geoffrey, Scientific cosmology as a source of misinterpretation of the
Avataµsaka/Huayen sūtra
11.00 Tu, Aming, Applying the traditional multi-versions of the Lotus Sūtra documents
into contemporary Buddhist studies
11.30 Westermann, Nicola, The Dalai Lama in a dialog with religions
14.00 Gombrich, Richard, Should or can Buddhism be studied as a whole?
14.30 Herath, Dhammika, Buddhist philosophy, literature and way of life for global
peace
15.00 James, Simon P., Buddhist traditions and the ethics of species conservation
16.00 Kumar, Ashok, B. R. Ambedakar on the Four Noble Truths and theory of kamma
and rebirth16.30 Mahathero, U. Pandita, A brief account of Buddhism and Buddhists of
Bangladesh
17.00 Malalgoda, Kitsiri, The idea of Protestant Buddhism: Origins, uses, and limits
17.30 Sachchidanand, Kumar, Animal Rights and the Dhammapada

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Prajñ›p›ramit› and Madhyamaka I&II
Saturday, 3rd September, 9.00-17.30, Room G52
9.00 Sharma, T. R., An analysis of the concept of saṃjñā (nomenclature) in the
Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitā
9.30 Jakubczak, Krzysztof, Why is Någårjuna not a sceptic? On the ontological context
of Någårjuna’s critique of pramåṇas
10.00 Saito, Akira, Is Någårjuna a Mådhyamika?
10.30 Katsura, Shoryu, Någårjuna’s concept of svabhåva in Mūlamadhyamakakårikå
11.00 Murakami, Shinkan, Early Buddhist openness and the Mahåyåna
11.30 Ye, Shaoyong, A Sanskrit manuscript of Madhyamaka-kårikå and Buddhapålita’scommentary from Tibet
14.00 Kragh, Ulrich Timme, The self-image of Candrak¥rti drawn from his poetic
colophons14.30 Lang, Karen, Candrak¥rti’s use of jåtaka tales in his exposition of thebodhisattva’s path
15.00 Westerhoff, Jan, Essence, nature, haecceity: conceptual equivalents of svabhåva
in western philosophy?
15.30 Ishida, Chiko, Being in solitude in the Bodhisattvacaryåvatāra
16.00 Yao, Zhihua, “Sautråntika-Madhyamaka” as seen in the grub mtha’ texts from
Dunhuang
Buddhism and modernity in Korea
Convener: Prof Jin Y. Park
Saturday, 3rd September, 9.00-11.30, Room G50
9.00

Park, Jin Y., American University, Washington DC (United States), Did Kyongho
Songu revive Seon Buddhism?
9.30 Huh, Woo-Sung, Kyunghee University (South Korea), “Meat eating and having
wives” versus “Having wives and meat eating”: Are Buddhist teachings
universal?
10.00 Park, Pori, Arizona State University (United States), A Korean Buddhist response
to modernity: Han Yongun’s doctrinal reinterpretation for his reformist thought
11.00 Kim, Jong-Myung, Youngsan University (South Korea), Yi Nunghwa's Buddhist
thought and colonial modernity
11.30 Cho, Sung-Taek, Korea University (South Korea), The colonial legacy and its
impact On Korean Buddhism and Korean Buddhist scholarship
Dunhuang tantric Buddhism
Conveners: Dr Sam van Schaik and Prof Jacob Dalton
Saturday, 3rd September, 9.00-15.00, Room B102
9.00

Sharf, Robert, University of California, Berkeley (United States), Tantra in theCaves?
9.30 Goodman, Amanda, University of California, Berkeley (United States), Why did
Bodhidharma ascend the Vajradhātu? Some thoughts on the Fu fazang pin of the
Tanfa yize (P. 3913)
10.00 Takahashi, Kammie, University of Virginia (United States), Meditatively
contemplating all the Tathāgatas: Early Mahāyoga in the Rdo rje sems dpa’i zhus

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11.00 Meinert, Carmen, University of Hamburg (Germany), Wrathful activity in the
Dunhuang manuscripts
11.30 Dalton, Jacob, Yale University (United States), How to organize the tantras:
Remarks on two new doxographical works from the Dunhuang collection
14.00 Schaik, Sam van, The British Library (United Kingdom), The development oftantric vows in early Tibetan Buddhism
14.30 Kapstein, Matthew T., École Pratique des Hautes Études (France)/Univ. of
Chicago (United States), Between Na-rak and a hard place: Evil rebirth and theviolation of vows in early rNying-ma-pa sources and their Dunhuang antecedents
15.00 Mollier, Christine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), The
Dipper at Dunhuang: Materials on the development of a Buddho-Taoist cultMeanings of the Lotus Sutra for contemporary humanity
Convener: Dr Tsugunari Kubo
Saturday, 3rd September, 14.00-16.30, Room G50
14.00 Kubo, Tsugunari, Reiyukai Lotus Sutra Research Institute (Japan), Examining theLotus S_tra’s idealism
14.30 Matsumoto, Shiro, Komazawa University (Japan), Critical considerations on theekayåna theory of the Lotus Sūtra. Discrimination or anti-discrimination
15.00 Logan, Joseph, Reiyukai Lotus Sutra Research Institute (Japan), Thus might I
have heard: A lay practitioner’s adventure in translation
16.00 Watanabe, Hoyo, Rissho University (Japan), The Lotus Sūtra’s acceptance inJapanese culture
16.30 Tsuda, Shiníchi, International College for Advanced Buddhist Studies (Japan),Aorist occurrences in the verses of the Skillful Means chapter of the Lotus Sūtra

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