Dear Colleagues,
All are welcome for this important webinar lecture at Oxford University.
-John
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Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet
Tibetan and Himalayan Studies Centre, Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
The Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet seminar applies interdisciplinary
approaches to the person of Padmasambhava, in history, myth, and ritual.
Additional focuses are the regions of Kashmir, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet, and their
mutual religious, intellectual, cultural, economic, and political interactions
through the tantric era.
Wednesday June 18th, 5-6pm BST
On Zoom: https://bit.ly/treasureseminar
Paul Thomas, PhD
Title: “Tripartite Lineages and Cremation Ground Revelations: Crossovers
Between Early rDzogs chen and Kaula Śaivism”
Abstract: “As I argue in my recent PhD dissertation, it is probable that
Indian Tantric Śaivism exerted a direct influence onto Tibetan rDzogs chen in
the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In this talk I will discuss two related
elements of this crossover: peculiar tripartite lineage schemes, and revelation
and transmission in particular cremation ground settings.”
Bio: "Paul Thomas, Ph.D. is an Associate Translator at 84000
(84000.co<http://84000.co/>), a project to translate the entire Tibetan
Buddhist canon into English. As part of the project, he is currently working
on a translation into English of the main Indian Kālacakra commentary, the
Vimalaprabhā. He recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of California,
Berkeley, and his thesis explores the intersections among the Kālacakra,
Tantric Śaivism, and Dzogchen in India and Tibet during the tenth to the
thirteenth centuries."
Forthcoming sessions:
Michaelmas Term 2025
October 8th Ben Bogin “Padmasambhava and the Copper-Colored Mountain”.
November 5th Sam van Schaik ”The Spells Attributed to Padmasambhava in the Ba
ri be'u ‘bum.”
November 12th Dylan Esler “Padmasambhava and Nubchen Sangye Yeshe: Legend,
Lineage, Legacy.”
December 3rd Dorji Wangchuk “Were Padmasambhava and Vimalamitra de facto
Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavādins?”
December 10th Lewis Doney “Khri Srong lde brtsan and Padmasambhava”.
Convenors:
Cathy Cantwell, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of
Oxford
Robert Mayer, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford
Yunyao Zhai, Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University
Website:
https://thsc.web.ox.ac.uk/padmasambhava-uddiyana-and-tibet-seminar-series
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John Nemec, Ph.D.
Professor of Indian Religions and South Asian Studies
Department of Religious Studies
323 Gibson Hall, 1540 Jefferson Park Avenue
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
+1 (434) 924-6716
[email protected]
https://virginia.academia.edu/JNemec
Take a look at my new book:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/brahmins-and-kings-9780197791998?cc=us&lang=en&;
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