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Dear list members,
We are delighted to announce the 2007 AABS
conference will be held on 3rd and 4th December at University of
Western Sydney. Following on from the success of the 2006
conference, the title is Buddhist Studies: Australasian
Contributions with the following provisional themed panels:
- Contemporary Expressions in Buddhism
- Doctrine and Methodology
- Historical Studies
- Studies in Buddhist Meditation
Call for Papers
Paper presentations and proposals for panel discussions are
invited in any subject area connected with Buddhist studies.
Early submission of abstracts is encouraged; the deadline for
submission of abstracts is July 30, 2007. Although every
effort will be made to copy and distribute papers which are
submitted late, please try to submit completed papers before
October 30 to ensure distribution to all participants.
Post graduate sponsorship
AABS is able to offer up to 4 post graduate sponsorships of $500 each
to assist interstate or NZ based post graduate students with travel and accommodation expenses.
Sponsorship will be awarded competitively based upon submission
of draft paper.
Kind regards,
AABS Executive
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Buddhist Studies: Australasian
Contributions | |
There is a general awareness that in recent years
there has been a rapid, almost exponential, increase in Buddhist
Studies throughout the scholarly world. What is perhaps not so
well known is how much work is being done in Buddhist Studies in
universities in the Australasian region.
It is noteworthy that none of these academics are affiliated
with a department of Buddhist Studies, but are working in a wide
range of disciplines and in comparative isolation, sometimes
unaware that there were others, even in their own universities,
who shared an interest in the study of Buddhism.
By organizing this conference, the Executive
Committee of the AABS seeks to provide a forum where scholars in
Buddhist studies from the Australasian region will have an
opportunity to familiarize themselves with researches of their
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Venue: Parramatta Campus, University of
Western Sydney
Date: Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th December 2007
Further details of accommodation , travel
arrangements and registration costs will be published in
future conference updates. For further information please contact:
Judith Snodgrass or
Drasko Mitrikeski
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Gold leaf
covered schist reliquary in the form of a stupa.
Kusana period, North Western India. National Museum,
Karachi, Pakistan.
Copyright: Huntington, John C. and Susan L
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