Peter Skilling Numata Lectures at Oxford (fwd)

[Dominik Wujastyk]

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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:58:29 +0000
From: Ulrich Pagel <up1 at soas.ac.uk>

Illusion, Conversion, Emptiness, Protection:
Reflections on the Mahasutras of the Mulasarvastivadins


All lectures are on Mondays at 5.00 in the Oriental Institute


Numata Lectures by Peter Skilling


1. The MËlasarvåstivådins: Who, what, where, and when?


2. The MahåsËtras: An Introduction


3. Metaphors of Illusion: The Måyåjåla-sËtra


February 5
4. A King Converts: The Bimbisårapratyudgama-sËtra


February 11
5. Emptying the Mind: The ÍËnyatå SËtras


February 18
6.  The Power of the Buddha: The Dhvajågra and Vaißål¥praveßa SËtra


February 25
7. Alliance with the Divine: Mahåsamåja and ÓÝånåÝiya SËtras

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