Buddhism in Asia: Conference Programme

A few weeks ago I posted an announcement for a conference on Buddhism in Asia to be held at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. The conference programme has been released, and here are the presentations on Southeast Asia:

(All on 20th January)

0940-1020
Prof Tansen Sen, USA
Department of History, Baruch College,
The City University of New York
Buddhist Networks in Asian and World History

1020-1100
Prof Nik Hassan Suhaimi, Malaysia
Senior Research Fellow and Archaeologist
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Buddhism in the Bujang Valley (5th – 10th centuries)

1130-1210
Prof John Miksic, Singapore
Associate Professor, Southeast Asian Studies
National University of Singapore
On Srivijaya in Sumatra and Central Java

1210-1250
Dr Peter Skilling, Thailand
École française d’Extrême Orient de Bangkok
Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Writing and Representation: Inscribed Objects in the ‘Nalanda Trail’ Exhibition

Registration closes on Jan 13, so there’s only a few days left to sign up if you’re interested. The conference is held in conjunction with the exhibition On the Nalanda Trail: Buddhism in India, China and Southeast Asia. You can read SEAArch’s review here.

(You might also be interested in reading about the Bujang Valley site here and here).

Related Books:
– Buddhist Art: Form & Meaning by P. Pal
– Reading Buddhist Art by M. McArthur
– The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia (Suny Series in Religion) by D. K. Swearer
РSriwijaya: History, religion & language of an early Malay polity by G. Coed̬s and L. Damais