Events (2012)19 December 2012|KC Lecture SeriesPetra Maurer: “Time and space and their relevance for construction”Photo: Orna AlmogiThe tradition of interpreting the landscape goes back to ancient times when the kingdom of Tibet was founded. Historical texts tell us that in those...17 October 2012|KC Lecture SeriesDr. Jan-Ulrich Sobisch: “Die vier tantrischen tshad ma der Sa-skya und ’Bri-gung Traditionen: Tibetische Vorstellungen von Authentizität”Photo: Orna AlmogiDer Begriff tshad ma mit den vier Kategorien bstan bcos/lo rgyus, bla ma, lung und nyams myong gi tshad ma taucht in einem tantrischen Zusammenhang...23 July 2012|SymposiumSymposium on “Cross-Cultural Transmission of Buddhist Texts: Theories and Practices of Translation”Photo: Orna AlmogiJuly 23–25, 2012, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg Since the Buddhist intellectual history and culture of Tibet have been shaped by an enormous bulk of...22 June 2012|KC Lecture SeriesProf. Dorji Wangchuk: “The Buddhist Ontology of Mereism”Photo: Orna AlmogiIn this paper, which is a modified version of a talk I gave in earlier occasion (the 11th Annual Conference of Asian Studies in Israel 2012, May...12 June 2012|KC Lecture SeriesDr. Agnieszka Helman-Ważny: “Tibetan Books - A History of Craft and Artistry”Photo: Orna AlmogiIn their specific cultural context, Tibetan books function as the carrier of Buddhist teachings. They are philosophical texts as well as texts having...12 June 2012|KC Lecture SeriesDr. Agnieszka Helman-Ważny: “Tibetan Print and Papermaking Technologies”Photo: Orna AlmogiThis lecture will explore technologies of Tibetan bookmaking, whose historical origins continue to pose a riddle for historians. By the time writing...9 May 2012|KC Lecture SeriesProf. Seishi Karashima: “On Avalokitasvara and Avalokiteśvara”Photo: Orna AlmogiThe name of the popular Mahāyāna Bodhisattva, Avalokiteśvara, appears as Avalokitasvara (One Who Surveys Sound?) in the older Sanskrit fragments of...8 May 2012|KC Lecture SeriesProf. Seishi Karashima: “Vehicle (yāna) and Wisdom (jñāna) in the Lotus Sutra—the Origin of the Notion of yāna in Mahāyāna Buddhism”Photo: Orna AlmogiI assume that Buddha-wisdom had been designated as mahājāna (< mahājñāna) at an earlier stage of the development of the Lotus Sūtra, but was...25 January 2012|KC Lecture SeriesDr. Karma Phuntsho: “From Poti to Pixel: Documenting Bhutan’s Textual Heritage”Photo: Orna AlmogiArchival exploration and textual digitisation continue to inform and shape our understanding of the past and legacies for the future. This talk will...11 January 2012|KC Lecture SeriesDr. Kurt Tropper: “Sūtra-Inschriften im westlichen Himalaya”Photo: Orna AlmogiUnter den epigraphischen Quellen des tibetischen Sprach- und Kulturraums findet sich eine Gruppe von Inschriften, die verschiedene, auch in den...