10:00
SOAS
May 14
Senate House, SOAS
This talk examines how the Buddhist traditions of the Nepal Valley have adapted to autochthonous forms of practice, with a focus on the cult of the serpent deities (nāga).
This talk examines how the Buddhist traditions of the Nepal Valley have adapted to autochthonous forms of practice, with a focus on the cult of the serpent deities (nāga).
This will include the examination of narrative literature and its visual articulations in painting. Particular consideration will be given to the presence of the cult of nāga deities at the site of Svayambhū (located on the western outskirts of Kathmandu), where many key developments of the Nepalese Buddhist tradition have converged. This will include an examination of the Svayambhūcaitya and its immediate surroundings, as well as their representations in painted scrolls (paubhā).
This event is free, open to the public, and held in person only.
This lecture has been organised by the SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies. The Buddhist Forum series is kindly sponsored by the Khyentse Foundation.