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Conference Announcement Theme: Chinese Buddhism and the Scholarship of Erik Zürcher Type: International Conference Institution: Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Leiden University Location: Leiden (Netherlands) Date: 12.–14.2.2014 __________________________________________________ The study of Chinese Buddhism has made considerable progress since 1959, when Leiden professor Erik Zürcher published his landmark study The Buddhist Conquest of China. While this work continues to be the single best introduction to the issues of the earlier periods of Buddhism in China, Zürcher continued to write on Chinese Buddhism throughout his career. His most important contributions have been collected and edited, the result of which is Buddhism in China: Collected Papers of Erik Zürcher. The incredible influence of the work of Erik Zürcher on the study of Chinese Buddhism calls out for a reevaluation of his contributions, to discuss his legacy, and future directions of research. Toward this end 13 scholars will make presentations at the conference: "Chinese Buddhism and the Scholarship of Erik Zürcher" in Leiden 12-14 February 2014. The web link for the conference is as follows: http://www.chinesebuddhism.leidenuniv.nl Please note that while participation is free of charge, we do ask that you register to allow us to plan. Also note that the Opening is a special event, a book presentation and lecture, which will take place in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix. For security reasons, prior registration for this portion is mandatory. The program is as below, with more information and links for registration on the above-noted website. Conference Programme Wednesday 12 February 2014 10.00-12.00: Book Presentation and Opening Lecture: Stefano Zacchetti, "A Unique Trajectory: Erik Zürcher's Studies of Chinese Buddhism" Great Auditorium, Academy Building, Leiden University Academic Presentations at the Museum for Ethnology Pavilion, Leiden: 13.30-14.15: Antonello Palumbo: Periods in the History of Chinese Buddhism 14.15-15.00: Eric Greene: Anti-Mahāyāna Polemics in the Earliest Phase of Chinese Buddhism 15.00-15.15: Coffee break 15.15-16.00: Kim Minku: Early Buddhist Image-Making in China: Recent Discoveries and New Interpretations 16.00-16.45: Stanley Abe: The Copy in Chinese Buddhist Imagery 16.45-17.00: Coffee break 17.00-17.45: T. H. Barrett: Middle Kingdom and Wider World: Some Neglected Sources from Late Imperial China? 18.00-19.30: Reception, sponsored by the City of Leiden, City Hall 20.00: Dinner for conference speakers Thursday 13 February 2014 9.30-10.15: Stefano Zacchetti: Blind spots and One way Tracks in Chinese Buddhist Historiography 10.15-11.00: Jan Nattier: "Anonymous Scriptures" Revisited: A Re-Evaluation of the Sources 11.00-11.15: Coffee break 11.15-12.00: Funayama Tōru: Difference in Genres of Chinese Buddhist Translations as (Non-)Reflections of Developments in Indian Buddhism 12.00-13.30: Lunch 13.30-14.15: Stephen Bokenkamp: Buddhist Influence on Early Daoism Reconsidered 14.15-15.00: Christine Mollier: Literary Expedients and Sacrality: Reconsidering the Buddho-Daoist Apocalyptical Literature of Early Medieval China 15.00-15.15: Coffee break 15.15-16.00: Barend ter Haar: Looking at Textuality among Chinese Monks in the Gaoseng zhuan 16.00-16.45: Liu Shufen: The Waning Years of the Life of the Eminent Buddhist Monk Xuanzang 玄奘 (600-664) and his Deification in Japan 16.45: Walk through Leiden (weather permitting) 19.00: Dinner for conference speakers Friday 14 February 2014 9.30-10.15: Nicolas Standaert: Erik Zürcher's Study of Christianity in Seventeenth-Century China 10.15-11.30: Open Discussion 12.00: Lunch 13.30: Visit to Sinology Library Rare Books Collection Contact: Prof. Dr. Jonathan Silk Universiteit Leiden Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) Johan Huizinga Building, Room 1.37 Doelensteeg 16 NL-2311 VL Leiden Netherlands Email: j.a.s...@hum.leidenuniv.nl Web: http://www.chinesebuddhism.leidenuniv.nl __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
