Launched in September, 2021, the Yin-Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series (印證佛學傑出學術系列講座) is a collaborative, multi-university partnership between Peking University, Columbia University, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of British Columbia, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.
The Lecture Series is established in honour of Venerable Cheng-yen 證嚴, founder of Tzu Chi, and her mentor Yinshun 印順 (1906–2005), with the goal of promoting topics in Buddhist studies. The series is organised at Cambridge by Dr Noga Ganany with the generous support of the Tzi Chi Foundation.
- Tuesday, 11th April, 2023 at 2pm in Rooms 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
The Indian Buddhist Origins of the Chinese Beef Taboo
Professor Meir Shahar, Tel Aviv University
Discussant: Dr Gregory Scott, University of Manchester
Watch the lecture on YouTube
- Tuesday, 16th May, 2023 at 2pm in Rooms 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Space, Place and Religious Identities in Sichuan
Professor Elena Valussi, Loyola University
Discussant: Dr Noga Ganany, University of Cambridge
- Tuesday, 14th May, 2024 at 2pm in the Runcie Room, Divinity School, Cambridge
From Disciples to Student-Monks: Educational Modernization and Identity Production in Chinese Buddhism
從弟子到學僧：中國佛教的教育現代化與身份建構
Dr Rongdao Lai 釋融道, McGill University, Canada
Discussant: Dr Stefania Travagnin 史芬妮, SOAS, University of London
Inaugural Lecture
Wednesday, 22nd September, 2021 at 2pm - online via Zoom
Buddhist Art for the 21st Century: What Might It Look Like?
Professor Eugene Y. Wang, Harvard University
Discussant: Professor Francesca Tarocco, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Remarks: Prof. Tang Hui, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Lecture Report
Junfu WONG, PhD student in Chinese Studies, has comiled a report of the inaugural talk. This is available to download in English or Chinese.
Videos of the lecture
These are now available on YouTube.
English video:
Chinese video:
For further information, contact:
- Dr Noga Ganany
University Lecturer in the Study of Late Imperial China
Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
University of Cambridge
E-mail: ng462@cam.ac.uk