Seminar: Śrībhagavān uvāca, śrībhagavānaṃ ājñā dayakā bijyāta, and The Blessed one Said A Seminar on Sanskrit-Newar-English Translation. Participants will receive a guided tour through excerpts from Niṣṭhānanda’s first edition of his modern Newar text with glances at two Sanskrit sources the translator utilized for his text
Lecture: Further, the Blessed One Said. The Lalitavistara, Niṣṭhānanda Bajrācārya, and the Emergence of Modern Newar Buddhism This lecture will reveal the role Buddhism, a Buddhist author, and a Buddhist text played in that historical moment. It will lead listeners through the process in which Niṣṭhānanda Bajrācārya (1858-1935) collated and assembled key Newar Sanskrit texts
Guarding Dictatorship: How China organizes and operates its surveillance state China’s hi-tech surveillance capabilities, such as the use of facial recognition, big data, and mobile phone tracking, have received enormous attention in the media. Professor Minxin Pei will present findings on how China operates a labour-intensive surveillance apparatus that heavily relies on a party bureaucracy to coordinate surveillance.
Careers: At SOAS I felt I didn't have to explain myself Having graduated from SOAS in 1991, Samantha Mitchell has carved a career as a Technology Lawyer and External Affairs Consultant. But SOAS also brought so much more to her life, including lifelong friends and a sense of belonging.
Lord Peter Hain on global complicity in South Africa’s tragic corruption story Anti-apartheid protester to Right Honourable Lord, from Pretoria childhood to senior UK Cabinet Minister, then leading the fight against global corporate complicity in the ‘Zupta’ state capture scandal, Peter Hain’s life has been one of constant campaigning and activism.
Seminar: An Anxious Grimoire: New Research on the Consecration Scripture In this workshop the author will share their in-process draft translation of the Consecration Scripture.
Lecture: Treasures from the Deep: Text and Materiality in the Consecration Scripture The Consecration Scripture (Guanding jing 灌頂經, T 1331) is a Chinese anthology of twelve distinct Buddhist scriptures compiled in the mid-fifth century CE.