Buddhist Forum Seminar: Reading a passage of Patsap Nyimadrak’s commentary In this seminar, we will read a passage of Patsap Nyimadrak’s (pa tshab nyi ma grags; c. 1055–1145) commentary (dbu ma rtsa ba’i shes rab kyi ti ka) on the third verse of the first chapter of Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā, where, according to Indian commentators, Nāgārjuna negates origination from other.
Africa Day 2024 Join us for this year's Africa Day, in collaboration with Stellenbosch University and the Stellenbosch Business School, for a range of keynotes and panels on the theme of 'The Africa Innovation Agenda'.
Buddhist Forum Lecture: Patsap Nyimadrak’s Classification of Buddhist Philosophical Systems Tibetan Buddhist doxographical literature named Drupta (grub mtha’; *siddhānta) provides us with a doctrinal classification of Indian Buddhist tenets. While the Tibetan way of distinguishing Buddhist scholastic systems helped us in understanding the features of and differences between the systems, the Tibetan retrospective assessment of Indian thought remained in doubt.
Community-sourcing project brings 200-year-old Malay poem back into circulation Dr Mulaika Hijjas, Senior Lecturer in South East Asian Studies at SOAS University of London, launched an edition of a 200 year old poem produced through community-sourcing at the Kuala Lumpur Alternative Book Fair in Malaysia.
A world of sound: Jawari collective and Project Agora Join renowned Armenian flautist Tamar Eskenian, sitarist Tommy Khosla, and multi-disciplinary collective JAWARI as they explore the intersections of their music.
132nd International ARC Seminar The 132nd International ARC Seminar brings together two experts on the field of Japanese art.