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International Conference on Tibetan History &c. (2013-7-13)

四川大学中国藏学研究所（会议主办）、哈佛燕京学社（会议协办）： “7至17世纪西藏历史与考古、宗教与艺术国际学术研讨会”。 中国·成都·四川大学 2013年7月13-15日。

Center for Tibetan Studies of Sichuan University & Harvard-Yenching Institute (co-conveners). ‘International Conference On Tibetan History And Archaeology, Religion And Art (7th–17th c.)’. Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, July 13–15, 2013. [official site / 2nd circular w/ abstracts]

会议召集 人：霍 巍 教授（四川大学）、范德康 教授（哈佛大学）

Conference conveners: Prof. Huo Wei (Sichuan University) & Prof. Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp (Harvard University).

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Union Catalogue of Buddhist Texts Meeting, 2010

Four groups, formed around each of the four major canonical languages of Buddhism — Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan and Pāli — are now meeting at Mahachulalongkorn Vidyalaya, Bangkok, under the sponsorship of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. There they are hammering out plans to create a Union Catalogue of Buddhist Texts (UCBT), to be made freely available online.

More information (and snapshots of possibly familiar faces) can be found at the University’s website, here.

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Giuseppe Tucci Symposium, Monash University, 2010

Giuseppe Tucci Symposium, Monash University (Caulfield), 2010

The Giuseppe Tucci Symposium jointly convened in Melbourne by Monash University, IsIAO and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura over September 29 to October 1, 2010 has successfully concluded. In my estimation, the quality of presentations was quite high, with a great deal of new material coming forth regarding Giuseppe Tucci’s life, times and scholarly legacy.

Two volumes of proceedings are planned. In the meantime, a foretaste is available in the booklet of the abstracts in downloadable PDF form.

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Giuseppe Tucci symposium, Melbourne, Sep.-Oct. 2010

A three-day forum examining the life and legacy of Giuseppe Tucci will be held at Monash University, Melbourne in conjunction with the IsIAO (among others) later this year:

Giuseppe Tucci – Explorer and Extraordinary Scholar. Celebrating Asian Cultures.
29-30 September 2010 (postgraduate forum); 1 October 2010 (symposium).

The list of speakers for the symposium and organizers’ contact details are available through the above links. (I expect to be there, myself.)

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Kumari house 250th Anniversary, Sep. 2007

A series of events is being organised to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Kumari-house in Kathmandu. The anniversary will be celebrated with several worship programs, the renovation of a number of items and furnishings, the issue of a commemorative stamp and publication, and of course the iconic rathayātrā.

The festivities last for about a week starting from September 24, 2007. (Thanks to I.T. for the lead.)