In December 2007, the School of Oriental and African Studies’ Centre of Buddhist Studies and the Shan Cultural Association UK are co-hosting a conference. It is billed as the “first ever gathering in the West of academics working on Shan Buddhism and Culture”. According to the organisers:
Today the Shan people live in the Shan State of Myanmar, northern Thailand and southern China, and as Diaspora communities worldwide. For centuries, they have practised Theravada Buddhism. However, their unique culture and ways of practising Theravada Buddhism remain little studied. This conference will explore and increase awareness of their unique history, culture and religion.
A call for appers has been released, with 250 word proposals due by 7 September 2007. More information is available here.
A number of New Mandala readers, including Roger and David, sent word of this upcoming conference. Thanks for passing on the information.
7 responses so far ↓
1 jonfernquest // Aug 2, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Sounds great. I’d like to translate one of those epic folk ballad CDs from Sipsongpanna where two people in their Sunday best accompanied by a little flute sing from memory an ancient history in hte middle of the forest. I really love those songs when my wife and mother-in-law play them at home, but it would be even funner to understand what they mean.
2 susan conway // Sep 27, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Please refer to the recent book “The Shan: Culture Arts and Crafts” published in 2006 by River Books, scBangkok
3 Rev.Sugata Priya // Oct 26, 2007 at 9:40 pm
I am one of the buddhist monk like to join in your conferece,please let me know what to do?
4 Ven.Bikiron Braua // Nov 14, 2007 at 3:48 am
Hi dear in the dhamma
I would like to know how practice mindfullness as well
I have been study abhidhamma and also vinaya and sutta in forest monestary in thailnd.
I am so appreciate to attend to this confefrence.
Please let me know how should to get necessery steps to attend on this conference.
5 cy leik // Dec 26, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Thank you for that website
6 cy leik // Dec 26, 2007 at 10:54 pm
As I am a Shan nationality I miss my mother land very much. But now I am in Yangon. I go to nine mile during the New Year. I am a pharmacist. Let me know how can I get a contact or a sponsor to go to london or america as I am shan and I wanna upgrade my nation.
Thank you very much
Cy Kham leik
Pharmacist
MINP
Yangon
Myanmar
95 1 635 604
95 81 50441 ext 88
7 Swarup Barua // May 23, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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