Dr Ulrich Pagel
BA, PhD (London)
Overview
- Name:
- Dr Ulrich Pagel
- Email address:
- up1@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4782
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- Room 338
- Office Hours:
- Term 2 - Mondays 3-5pm
Biography
Service in International Associations
- General Secretary, International Association of Buddhist Studies (2011)
Academic Management
- Editor-in-Chief, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2010)
Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- Buddhism in Central Asia
- Buddhism in Tibet
- Buddhist Legends: Readings in Avadana Literature
- Buddhist Legends: Readings in Avadana Literature (Masters)
- Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet
- Buddhist Monasticism
- Buddhist Scriptures: Mahayana and Vajrayana
- Conflict in Compliance: About the Lives of Buddhist Monks in Ancient India
- Conflict in Compliance: About the Lives of Buddhist Monks in Ancient India
- Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
- Dissertation in the traditions of Yoga and Meditation
- Features of Buddhist Monasticism
- Hinduism: Foundation
- Independent Study Project in the Study of Religions
- Readings in Mahayana Sutra Literature
- The Buddhist Conquest of Central Asia
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Tibetan Buddhist Texts from Central Asia
- Yoga and Meditation: Perspectives, Context and Methodologies
PhD Students supervised
- Aristotle Dy, Marginal Buddhists: Religion, Social Work, and Cultural Identity of the Chinese in the Philippines
- Federico Filippi, The Ontological Positions of the Buddha in the discourses of the Pali Nikayas.
- Karen Liljenberg, A Critical Study of the "Thirteen Later Translations" of the Dzogchen Mind Series
- Serena Biondo, The life and Teachings of the 10th-century Tibetan Master A ro Ye shes ‘Byung gnas"
- Shi Longdu, Buddhism and the State in Medieval China: A Case Study of Three Persecutions of Buddhism in Chinese History, 446-845
- Susan Roach,
- Thomas Staniforth,
Research Students Awarded a PhD
- Ligeia Lugli, The Conception of Language in Indian Mahayana Buddhism, with special reference to the La?kavatarasutra (PhD awarded in May 2011, holds now a 2-year research post at Durham University).
- Lewis Doney, The Historical Depictions of King Khri srong lde btsan in Eighth to Twelfth Century Tibet (PhD awarded in March 2011, holds now a 3-year research post at Munich University).
- Jan Westerhoff: Causation in early Madhyamaka Writings (PhD awarded in Sept. 2007, holds now a permanent position at Durham University).
- Osto, Douglas Edward: The Good Friends of the Ga??avyuha: A Study in Wealth, Gender and Power in a Buddhist Narrative (PhD awarded in Sept. 2004: holds now a tenured appointment at Massey University, New Zealand).
- Yoeli Tlalim, Ronit, Contemporary Teachings of the Kalacakratantra in Exile (PhD awarded in Oct, 2003: holds now a permanent lectureship at Goldsmith College (University of London)).
- Shi Zhen Jing: The Literature of the Great Decease: Mahaparinirva?a Materials in Theravada, Mahayana and Taoism (co-supervision, PhD awarded in Sept. 2003).
Research
Mahāyāna Sūtra literature, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Ancient India, Vinaya
Expertise
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Available for
- Briefings
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- East Asia
- South Asia
Country Expertise
Languages
Publications
Authored Books
Pagel, Ulrich and Cüppers, Christoph and van der Kuijp, Leonard (2012) Handbook of Tibetan Iconometry: A Guide to the Arts of the 17th Century. Leiden: Brill. (Brill's Tibetan Studies LIbrary)
Pagel, Ulrich (2007) Mapping the Path: Vajrapadas in Mahāyāna Literature. Tokyo: The International Institute for Buddhist Studies. (Studia Philolologica Buddhica)
Pagel, Ulrich and Gaffney, S (1996) Location list to the texts in the Microfiche Edition of the Shel dkar (London) Manuscript bKa'' ''gyur. The British Library (London).
Pagel, Ulrich (1995) The Bodhisattvapitaka: Its Doctrines, Practices and their Position in Mahayana Literature. Tring: The Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Edited Books
Pagel, Ulrich and Skorupski, Tadeusz, eds. (1994) The Buddhist Forum III: Papers in honour and appreciation of Professor David Seyfort Ruegg's contribution to Indological, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies. London: School of Oriental and African Studies. (The Buddhist Forum)
Book Chapters
Pagel, Ulrich (2007) 'Stūpa Festivals in Buddhist Narrative Literature.' In: Klaus, Konrad and Hartmann, Jens-Uwe, (eds.), Indica et Tibetica : Festschrift für Michael Hahn zum 65. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, pp. 369-394. (Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde)
Pagel, Ulrich and Braarvig, Jens (2006) 'Fragments of the Bodhisattvapiṭaka.' In: Braarvig, Jens, (ed.), Buddhist manuscripts 3. Oslo: Hermes Publishing, pp. 11-89. (Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection; 7)
Pagel, Ulrich (2001) 'The Sacred Writings of Buddhism.' In: Harvey, P., (ed.), Themes in Religious Studies: Buddhism. London: Pinter Publishing, pp. 9-63. (Themes in Religious Studies)
Pagel, Ulrich (1997) 'The Tibetica of the British Library: A Historical Survey.' In: Krasser, H., (ed.), Tibetan Studies: Proceedings of the 7th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Schloss Segau 1995. Vol.2. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pp. 725-732.
Pagel, Ulrich (1994) 'The Bodhisattvapitaka and Aksayamatinirdesa: Continuity and Change in Buddhist Sutras.' In: The Buddhist Forum III. School of Oriental and African Studies, pp. 333-373.
Articles
Pagel, Ulrich (2007) 'The Dhāraṇī of Mahāvyutpatti #748: Origin and Formation.' Buddhist Studies Review, 24 (2). pp. 151-191.
Pagel, Ulrich (2006) 'About Ugra and his Friends: a Recent Contribution on Early Mahayana Buddhism. A review article.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 16 (1). pp. 73-82.
Pagel, Ulrich (1999) 'Three Bodhisattvapitaka Fragments from Tabo: Observations on a West Tibetan Manuscript Tradition.' Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 22,1 . pp. 167-210.
Other
Pagel, Ulrich (1996) 'Location list to the texts in the microfiche edition of the Śel dkar (London) Manuscript bKa' 'gyur (Or. 6724): compiled from the microfiche edition in conjunction with the original Tibetan manuscript.' London: The British Library.
