Chinese sources on Bodhgaya from the Long First Millenium
Key information
- Date
- Time
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10:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Venue
- Main Building, SOAS
- Room
- Djam Lecture Theatre (DLT)
- Event type
- Seminar
About this event
As a follow-up to the lecture on Chinese visitors to Bodhgayā, we will read and discuss selected passages from the Chinese sources on Bodhgayā.
These sources will comprise Faxian’s Record of the Buddhist Kingdoms (Foguo ji), parts of Xuanzang’s Record of the Western Region of the Great Tang, and selected Chinese inscriptions from the early Song period which were found in situ at Bodhgayā, including newly found fragments from the Bihar Museum (formerly Patna Museum).
Attending the event
This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.
Sponsor and organiser
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Lecture Series in Chinese Buddhism is kindly sponsored by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. It has been organised by the SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies.
About the speaker
Max Deeg is Professor in Buddhist Studies at Cardiff University, Wales. His research focuses on the transmission process of Buddhism from India to China and, more specifically, on Chinese sources on India. He is preparing a new translation and commentary of Xuanzang’s Record of the Western Regions of the Great Tang (Datang Xiyu ji) and is one of the two PIs on the ongoing 'Xuanzang Trail' project in Bihar, India, which explores the Buddhist sites in Bihar mentioned in Xuanzang’s Record (supported and funded by the Bihar Heritage Development Society).
