Just Buddhists? Monasticism and issues of hierarchy, freedom, and fairness in Buddhist Asia

Thursday 11, 17:00-19:00, Brunei Gallery, room B102

17:00-18:30 Keynote lecture, by Prof. Jonathan Silk
Just Cause: Buddhism and Social Justice

Friday 12, 9:00-13:00, Main College buildings, room G3

9:00-9:40 Dr. Vincent Breugem
Palanquins and Lepers: Outcast Agency in Medieval Japan

9:40-10:20 Dr. Vincent Tournier
(R)evolving Hierarchies, and the “Polyphonic” Discourses on Caste within Indian Buddhist Scriptures

10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-11:20 Berthe Jansen
Are they ever just gifts? Donations to and by monks in pre-modern Tibet

11:20-12:00 Dr. Chongzhong Pu
Monastic Slaves (Nubi 奴婢) in Daoxuan's Vinaya Writings

12:00-12:40 Dr. Sung-Eun Kim
Varying Visions of Buddhism: Monastic Slaves in 13th and 14th century Korea

12:40-13:00 Final discussion