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- LECTURE> Sanskritisation and the diction of early Buddhist texts, lecture and seminar by Dr Mark Allon, 23-25 Nov at SOAS
- JOB> Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions, University of Georgia
LECTURE> Sanskritisation and the diction of early Buddhist texts, lecture and seminar by Dr Mark Allon, 23-25 Nov at SOAS
by Yael Shiri
Dear
Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the second event in this year’s
Buddhist Forum series organised by the SOAS Centre of Buddhist
Studies. This long-standing series is now enjoying the support of the Khyentse
Foundation, which allows for leading scholars from across the globe to come to
SOAS and present their ongoing research. Thursday lectures
will now be as a rule followed by a seminar, on
Saturday mornings, allowing for speakers to present their work in
more details and read extracts from primary sources for postgraduate students
and researchers.
Our
second guest this term, on 23 and
25 November, will
be Dr. Mark Allon of the University of Sydney. The full details of
the event can be found below.
You can
find more information about the series and forthcoming events on our website or Facebook page.
While the lecture and seminar are both free and open to the
public, the seminar requires registration and familiarity with the language(s)
involved. To register, please write to ys13@soas.ac.uk.
With kind regards,
Yael Shiri
SOAS, University of London
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Sanskritisation and the
diction of early Buddhist texts
Date: 23
November 2017Time: 5:30
PM
Finishes: 23
November 2017Time: 7:00
PM
Venue: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Room: B111
Type of Event: Lecture
Abstract
A
comparison of Pali versions of early Buddhist texts with their Sanskrit
parallels, which in their language and diction, at least, certainly stem from a
later period, shows that the wording of the latter is commonly more elaborate.
For example, in the Sanskrit version or versions sequences of parallel word
elements, such as adjectives, nouns, and verbs, are commonly longer;
descriptions of concepts, actions, and events are commonly more detailed;
and generally more information is given.
In this
paper I will discuss some of the differences encountered when parallel versions
of canonical discourses and verse texts preserved in Pali, Prakrit and Sanskrit
are compared and attempt to identify those changes that are likely to have
happened as a result of or in conjunction with Sanskritisation and those that
took place when the texts were still being transmitted in Prakrit, particularly
in the light of recent Gāndhārī and Sanskrit manuscript finds from Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
Reading A Gāndhārī Text
With its Sanskrit and Pali Parallels
Date: 25
November 2017Time: 10:00
AM
Finishes: 25
November 2017Time: 1:00
PM
Venue: SOAS, College Buildings Room: MB116
Type of Event: Seminar*
*The
seminar is free but registration is required, and participants should be
familiar with either Sanskrit or Pali.
Bio
Mark
Allon is Chair of the Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies at the
University of Sydney, Australia, and Senior Lecturer in South Asian Buddhist
Studies. He completed a Diploma of Arts at the City Art Institute, Sydney, and
a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at the Australian National University studying
with Prof. J.W. de Jong. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge
under Prof. K.R. Norman.
His
primary research interests are the composition and transmission of early
Buddhist texts, the ways in which texts have been used by Buddhist communities,
and the Indic languages of early Buddhist texts (Pali, Gāndhārī, Sanskrit). He
is involved in two major research projects. The first concerns the study and publication
of the recently discovered Gāndhārī Buddhist manuscripts from Afghanistan and
Pakistan. The second involves the conservation, photographing, and study of the
Kuthodaw Pagoda marble stelae recension of the Pali canon in Mandalay, Myanmar.
He is the author of Style and Function: A Study of
Dominant Stylistic Features of the Prose Portions of Pāli Canonical Sutta Texts
and Their Mnemonic Function (Tokyo, 1997), Three Gāndhārī Ekottarikāgama-Type
Sūtras: British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments 12 and 14 (Seattle,
2001), and is currently completing Ancient
Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra II: The Senior Kharoṣṭhī Fragments, a
study and catalogue of the Senior collection of Kharoṣṭhī manuscripts. He is
also the author of numerous articles on early Buddhist literature.
JOB> Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions, University of Georgia
by Charles Muller
The University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track position
in Religion with specialization in East Asian traditions at the rank of
Assistant Professor beginning fall 2018.Area of research specialization is open. Candidates with interdisciplinary expertise that complements our department’s existing strengths in the areas of diaspora studies and gender studies are especially encouraged to apply. Language proficiency in one or more East Asian languages relevant to candidate's research and teaching is required.
Teaching responsibilities include four (4) courses per academic year both lower (e.g., RELI 1002: Religions of India, China, and Japan) and upper-level courses on the religious traditions of East Asia; area of proficiency in Buddhism and Taoism. The successful candidate must have the ability to guide graduate research at the MA and PhD levels and demonstrate proficiency in the methodological and theoretical study of religion in both scholarship and pedagogy. Participation with the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Georgia is also expected.
Further details can be found here:
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56024
