Dear All,

Greetings!!!

The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, SPPU, Pune, India, has been organizing a students’ conference since 2014 in order to provide a research platform to the students of Pali and Buddhist Studies to share their research findings. In this academic year 2025‒26 the department is planning to organize the conference on Saturday, 10^th January 2026 from IST 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The theme of the conference is “Contribution of Buddhist Literature to the Indian Knowledge System”. In this regard we hereby invite regular bonafide students of an academic institute pursuing Ph.D., M. Phil., (Research Group); M. A. (PG Group); Integrated M. A. (UG Level), PG-Diploma, Diploma, Advanced, Foundation and Certificate courses (UG Group) to participate and present their research papers. The conference will be organized in offline mode. Only students outside India may be allowed to attend the conference online on request.

Concept Note

The world is undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape. The gap between the current state of learning outcomes and what is required must be bridged through undertaking major reforms that bring the highest quality, equity, and integrity into the system. World-class institutions of ancient India such as Takshashila, Nalanda, Vikramshila, Vallabhi, set the highest standards of multidisciplinary teaching and research and hosted scholars and students from across backgrounds and countries. Buddhist literature is available in different languages. Do they have some content which can contribute to the Indian Knowledge System (IKS)? What is the take of Buddhist literature on topics such as what is knowledge and processes related to knowledge, knowledge creation, knowledge preservation, knowledge management, and knowledge dissemination? What are the different knowledge areas to which Buddhist literature has contributed and can contribute? It could be literary sciences, medicinal sciences, life sciences, technology and social sciences. There is a need to highlight the contribution of Buddhist literature to different areas of the Indian Knowledge System (IKS).

Sub-themes:

1.      What is knowledge and what are its types?

2.      Buddhist literature on knowledge creation, preservation, dissemination and management.

3.      Contribution of Buddhist literature to Literary Sciences (such as Grammar, Lexicography, Prosody and Metrics), Health Science, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Technology and Social Sciences (such as Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, Jurisprudence).

In this regard we would appreciate active participation of students from your department. In case of any query please reach out to dhammasakacchapbs@gmail.com

 

 

Thanking you,

Regards

 

Truptirani B Tayade

Convener

Assistant Professor,

Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies,

Savitribai Phule Pune University,

Pune, India