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Head of Department, (History, Religions & Philosophies)
Academic Board
Head of History, Religion & Philosophies
- Name:
- Professor Ulrich Pagel
- Email address:
- up1@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7898 4782
- Address:
- SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- Room 343
- Academic Support Hours:
- Mondays 16:00- 17:00 and Tuesdays by appointment
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
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation (2018)
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation (2019)
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation (2020)
- MA Traditions of Yoga and Meditation (2021)
Modules Taught
- Buddhist Meditation in India and Tibet
- Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
- Dissertation in the traditions of Yoga and Meditation
- R240 The Politics of Spirituality in South Asia
- R501 Independent Study Project in Religion, Culture, and Society
- Tibetan Buddhist Texts from Central Asia
- Yoga and Meditation: Perspectives, Context and Methodologies
PhD Students supervised
- Ayesha Fuentes, On the use of human remains in Tibetan ritual objects
- Manuel Antonio Ato Del Avellanal Carrera, Interdependent Self and Engaged Citizenship: A Buddhist Approach to the Contemporary Philosophical Debate on Civic Virtue
- Rosemary Busto, Religious and Ascetic Influences on Modern Yoga (Working title)
- Sayam Patthranuprawat, SUB-STORIES IN THE MAHĀBHĀRATA: SIGNIFICANCE AND NARRATIVE FUNCTIONS
- Susan Roach, ‘The Qualities of the Purified’: attitudes towards asceticism in the Mūlasarvāstivāda-vinaya
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 Literature, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Ancient India, Buddhist Monasticism, Buddhist Philosophy, Traditions of Buddhist Meditation
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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 (2014) Buddhist Monks in Tax Disputes: Monastic Attitudes towards Revenue Collection in Ancient India. Napoli: Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale".
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.
Pagel, Ulrich (2007) Mapping the Path: Vajrapadas in Mahāyāna Literature. Tokyo: The International Institute for Buddhist Studies.
Pagel, Ulrich and Gaffney, S (1996) Location list to the texts in the Microfiche Edition of the Shel dkar (London) Manuscript bKa'' ''gyur. London: The British Library.
Pagel, Ulrich (1995) The Bodhisattvapitaka: Its Doctrines, Practices and their Position in Mahayana Literature. Tring: The Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Articles
Pagel, Ulrich (2017) 'Nothing to Declare: Status, Power and Religious Aspiration in the Policies of Taxation in Ancient India'. Medieval Worlds: Religious Exemption in Pre-Modern Eurasia, c. 300-1300 CE, (6), pp 101-117.
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.
Edited Books or Journals
Dhondup, Yangdon and Pagel, Ulrich and Samuel, Geoffrey, (eds.), (2013) Monastic and Lay Traditions in North-Eastern Tibet. Leiden: Brill. (Brill's Tibetan Studies Library).
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.
Pagel, Ulrich and Braarvig, Jens (2006) 'Fragments of the Bodhisattvapiṭaka'. In: Braarvig, Jens, (ed.), Buddhist manuscripts 3. Oslo: Hermes Publishing, pp 11-89.
Pagel, Ulrich (2001) 'The Sacred Writings of Buddhism'. In: Harvey, P., (ed.), Themes in Religious Studies: Buddhism. London: Pinter Publishing, pp 9-63.
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'. The Buddhist Forum III. London: School of Oriental and African Studies, pp 333-373.
Other
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