Savitribai Phule Pune University
Dhammasākacchā: International Level Students’ Conference 2026
on
Contribution of Buddhist Literature to Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
10th January 2026
Announcement and Call for Papers
Date Extended for Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission: 10th November 2025
Final Paper Submission: 30th November 2025
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 organizing the conference on Saturday, 10th January 2026 from IST 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. 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 maybe 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 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).
Note: The participants may choose any of these sub-themes and present their papers in the light of the broad theme of the conference highlighting the contribution of Buddhist literature to IKS.
Thanking you,
Regards
Truptirani B. Tayade
Assistant Professor
Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies,
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune