Past EventsHere the past events of the following years can be accessed: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 202020192018201720162015201420132 October 2026|2026Rethinking socially engaged Buddhism: History, theory, and practice from early Buddhism to contemporary East AsiaPhoto: Michael Zimmermann On September 15 and 16, the National Taiwan University (NTU) hosted an international workshop on the topic “Rethinking socially engaged Buddhism...2 October 2026|2026Rethinking socially engaged Buddhism: History, theory, and practice from early Buddhism to contemporary East AsiaPhoto: Michael ZimmermannWelcome Address by Keng Ching On September 15 and 16, the National Taiwan University (NTU) hosted an international workshop on the topic “Rethinking...26 August 2026|2026When Teachings Are “Not to Be Disclosed”: A New Look at the Bodhisattva Vows in Asaṅga’s Tradition (Public Lecture by Prof. Dr. Achim Bayer, Kanazawa Seiryo University） Prof. Dr. Achim Bayer August 25, 2026, 14:15—15:45Universität Hamburg, Alsterterrasse 1, Abteilung für Kultur und Geschichte Indiens und Tibets...12 March 2025|2025Upcoming Workshop at the Numata Center: “Buddhist Miracles – Narrative Literature in Life and Memory” (April 4–5, 2025)Photo: Udayana Image at Seiryoji, Kyoto. Taken from Hurvitz 1956, 5.We are delighted to announce a two-day in-person workshop hosted by the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the Asia-Africa Institute, University of...14 March 2024|2024Digital Humanities and their Applications in Buddhist StudiesPhoto: IDPThree-day Intensive SeminarNumata Center · Asien-Afrika-Institut · University of HamburgMarch 14–16, 2024 Participants (15 total; tutor in italics)...14 August 2023|Past Events 2023The Hidden Mahāyāna: Original Texts on the Bodhisattva’s Adaption of the Teachings to the AudienceA Workshop with Prof. Dr. Achim Bayer (Kanazawa Seiryo University) This event took place on Monday, 14 Aug 2023, 2:30–4:00 pm, at Alsterterrasse 1...6 June 2023|Past Events 2023Rags to Riches: Preaching to the Poor in Ancient JapanA lecture by Bryan Lowe (Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Princeton University) Date and time: June 06, 2023, 6:15–7:45 pm Standard...25 May 2023|Past Events 2023Flowers in the Mirror - A Reexamination of Gunavarman's BiographyA lecture by Xuan Fang, Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Religious Theory, Renmin University of ChinaMay 25, 2023, 18:15 - 19:45 Uhr, Room 123...24 May 2023|Past Events 2023Nandapañño’s Bicāraṇā Ālambanasaṅgaha (1638 CE): Toward an Intellectual History of Northern Thai ExegesisA lecture by Trent Walker (Postdoctoral Fellow, Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University)Date and time: 24. Mai 2023, 4:15 pm The late...23 March 2023|Past Events 2023Buddhist Concepts and Phrases in Contemporary ChinaWorkshop, 23–25 March 2023 The 70th anniversary of the Buddhist Association of China (BAC) in 2023 is widely regarded as an occasion reflect on the...1 December 2022|Past Events 2022Workshop: Reconsidering the Historiography of the Madhyamaka SchoolThe Madhyamaka school, along with the Yogācāra, is one of the two principal schools of Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism, which was founded by Nāgārjuna (ca...7 July 2022|Past Events 2022Workshop on meditation and ethics presented project resultsA workshop on meditation and ethics took place at the University of Hamburg from July 7th to 9th, 2022. This workshop presented results from a project...8 June 2022|Past Events 2022The Sea Voyage to China attempted by Indian Buddhist Monks during the Years from 305 to 435Dr Haiyan Hu-von Hinüber (胡海燕·封興伯) Fellow, Max-Weber-Center for Advanced Cultural and Social StudiesProfessor-at-large, Faculty of History, Shandong...3 June 2022|Past Events 2022Buddhism in China – Past and Present Academic Offline Dialogue at Hamburg University Buddhism in China has gone through a history of two thousand years and is still developing further. It is object of research and further interest of...2 June 2022|Past Events 2022Achtsamkeit – Zwischen Selbstoptimierung und ethischem HandelnOnline-Vortragsreihe, organisiert vom Numata-Zentrum für Buddhismuskunde der Universität Hamburg und Netzwerk Ethik heute Nach unserer Vortragsreihe...26 January 2022|Past Events 2022The Composition and Transmission of Early Buddhist TextsDr Mark Allon. Chair, Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies, University of Sydney January 26, 2022, 5:15 - 6:45 pm CET In this presentation I...5 January 2022|Past Events 2022The Importance of ‘Buddhist Bank’ in the Buddhist World: With Special Reference to the Concept of Bhogavibhāga in the DīghanikāyaAsst Prof Dr Pathompong Bodhiprasiddhinand, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University (Bangkok...15 December 2021|Past Events 2021Exploring the Unexplored Siam Pāli Texts: Buddhābhiseka (พุทธาภิเสก), its Textual Features, Versions and BitextsDr. Samantha Rajapaksha, Lecturer and Faculty Member, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University...30 August 2021|Past Events 2021Online Lecture: Chao Awat - The Incongruity in Sangha GovernanceDr. Sompornnuch Tansrisook, Assistant Professor of Pali-Sanskrit and Buddhist Studies in the South Asian Languages Section, Department of Eastern...11 August 2021|Past Events 2021Thai Forest Meditation TraditionUmawan Ruyaporn, Thonburi Rajabhat University 11. August, 2 - 4 pm The Thai Forest Meditation Tradition was initiated during the 1900s by Venerable...Show all news
