20164 July 2016|Series of LecturesBuddhist Perspectives on Food and DrinkPhoto: A wandering monk was climbing a mountain alongside a stream, on his way to the Zen monastery at the top, when he noticed a vegetable leaf floating...4 July 2016|LectureTötungsverbot und Fleischgenuss in JapanA Lecture by Prof. Dr. Klaus Vollmer (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich) Der starke Einfluss des Buddhismus auf Naturverständnis und Esskultur...27 June 2016|LectureConsuming Japaneseness in the Tea Room. Between the Ordinary and Extra-OrdinaryA Lecture by Prof. Kristin Surak, PhD. (University of London) Nations are made real not only through concrete symbols, icons, and institutions, but...6 June 2016|LectureThe Consumption of Forbidden Food in Chinese BuddhismA Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ann Heirman (Ghent University, Belgium) One of the most distinguishing features of a Chinese monk and nun is the refusal to eat...1 June 2016|VortragHow to read Xuanzang’s ‘Record’Photo: A lecture by Prof. Dr. Max Deeg, Cardiff University / Max-Weber-Kolleg, Universität Erfurt One of the most often quoted sources on Indian Buddhism but...24 May 2016|LectureChristianity and the Refashioning of Theravada Buddhism in Nineteenth-Century SiamPhoto: In the presentation Prof. Dr. Sven Trakulhun will examine the interplay between knowledge transfer and the Christian mission in nineteenth-century...18 April 2016|LectureFleischverzehr und Vegetarismus im indischen BuddhismusA Lecture by Prof. em. Dr. Lambert Schmithausen (Hamburg) Das Thema Nahrung wird in den Texten des frühen Buddhismus vor allem im Hinblick auf die...20 January 2016|VortragMāravijaya and Mārabandhana: The Victory over Māra and the Binding of MāraPhoto: CCMāra, the Evil One, has a very long and exciting career in Buddhist narratives. Represented as a god of the highest abode of the Sensual Heavenly...18 January 2016|Series of LecturesReligionen, Dialog und WissenschaftenPhoto: Seit gut zehn Jahren haben wir es mit tiefgreifenden Veränderungsprozessen zu tun. Neben einer fortschreitenden Säkularisierung gibt es ein Erstarken...Show all news