Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Literature in a Diachronic Perspective A specialist course for PhD students organized by Prof. Dr. Christoph Anderl and Dr. Thomas Jülch Ghent University Department of Languages and Cultures Section Chinese Language and Culture Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Ghent 28th of September to 2nd of October, 2015
The organizers of the course cordially invite PhD students of Ghent University, as well as from other universities, to participate in this training course taught by Dr. Thomas Jülch (Ghent University) and Dr. Dr. Zhang Dewei (University of Macao). Participation is free of charge. The course will introduce Chinese Buddhist apologetic texts from two different periods. Dr. Jülch will deal with the Zhenzheng lun 甄正論 written in the Tang dynasty, and Dr. Dr. Zhang with the Dayuan zhiyuan bianwei lu 大元至元辨偽録 written in the Yuan dynasty. In the course, selected parts of the texts will be translated, their historical background analyzed, and methodological issues discussed. On Monday, the 28th of September, we will begin with a short welcome at 09:30. The subsequent schedule will remain the same for all course days (Monday to Friday): 10:00 – 12:00: morning session; 12:00 – 13:00: lunch break; 13:00 – 15:00: afternoon session Proceedings / Locations: Monday, 28th of Sept.; topic: Zhenzheng lun; room: Plateau-Rozier, D2.20 Tuesday, 29th of Sept.; topic: Zhenzheng lun; room: Plateau-Rozier, D2.43 Wednesday, 30th of Sept.; topic: morning: Zhenzheng lun, afternoon: Dayuan zhiyuan bianwei lu; room: Plateau-Rozier, D2.20 Thursday, 1st of Oct.; topic: Dayuan zhiyuan bianwei lu; room: Plateau-Rozier, D2.43 Friday, 2nd of Oct.; topic: Dayuan zhiyuan bianwei lu; room: Plateau-Rozier, D2.43 International students are welcome to participate in the course! For more information, questions, and registration, please contact Dr. Thomas Jülch (Email:
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