Location: The University of Oxford, Weston Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford
Date and Time: June 29, 2024
Online attendance via Teams Meeting; Meeting ID: 322 159 655 540, Passcode: XA4kj8
In-person Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/theravada-and-east-asia-tickets-914753701947
The University of Oxford and Yin-Cheng Buddhist Studies Network are pleased to announce a conference on Theravada and East Asia to be held on Saturday 29th June 2024 at the Weston Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford.
Theravada is closely associated with the Theravada Buddhist cultures and communities of Southeast Asia and as such the presence of Theravada in East Asia tends to be overlooked. In the other direction, East Asian influence on Theravada countries and cultures is similarly often overlooked. Yet, there is a long history of Theravada and Mahayana interactions in the region, which are becoming increasingly more relevant in the contemporary period in relation to efforts towards Buddhist revival in the region. Meanwhile there are often close interactions in the spread and establishment of Buddhism globally. While discussions of Theravada and East Asia are usually framed in terms of a juxtaposition between Southeast Asian Theravada and East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, we must question how meaningful these binaries really are, and how might they exclude communities, religious customs, and cultural exchanges that do not fit neatly into such categories.
Keynote Lecture by Thomas Borchert
28 June 2024, 5:30–6:30pm (BST)
Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College, Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BJ
Conference Panels
29 June 2024, 9:00am–5:30pm (BST)
Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
Theravada and East Asia Programme revised 30May2024 PPK
The conference is kindly funded by the Yin-Cheng Network for Buddhist Studies.
