WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

WORKSHOP ON CULTURAL BUDDHISM

19-20, MARCH, 2015.

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

19-03-2015:

10:o0 AM : PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE CONCEPT ‘CULTURAL BUDDHISM’

Prof. S. Paneer Selvam, Prof. A. Kanthamani, Prof. M. Dasan, 

Dr. P Madhu, Dr. S. Raju, Dr. Rajesh Karankal, Bhante Suniti, 

Dr. Ajay Sekher, C. P. Vijayan

12:00 Noon : NOTE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION: Session – 1

Prof. T. N. Ganapathi:

The Tamil Siddha and the Buddhist Traditions: A Study in Parallelism.

Dr. K. Sugathan: Narayana Guru and Buddhism.

1:00 – 2:00 PM LUNCH

2:00 PM : NOTE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: Session – 2

Prof: Paneer Selvam:              Iyothee Das and Tamil Boudham.

Dr. Aniruthdhan :                  Buddhist Culture of Kerala.

Dr. T. Pavithran :                   Buddhist Epigraphy in Kerala.

Sri. K. K. Kochu :                  Buddhism and Kerala History.

Rajan Nambyar :                  Kootiyattam and Buddham. (Lecture Demo)

G. Ajayan :                            Making of the film Boddhi.

6:30 PM Film Screening:     Boddhi: Directed by G. Ajayan.

At Kanakadhara Auditorium.

20-03-2015

9:30 AM :NOTE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: Session – 3

A.K. Ali                                      Archeology of Kalady.


Prof. C. Rajendran                      Some Aspects of Buddhist Heritage in Kerala.
  

Surya Shankar                            Narayana Guru's Buddhism.
                     

SaifuddheenKrishnakumar:       Ezhuthachan and Buddhism.


Vijaya Maitriya:                             Bikhuni Sangha.

Ramlal and Santhosh c. K.:       Buddhist culture of Maachad.

Prasanth :                                   Ezhavas and Buddhism.

Sarojini Damodaran:                 Women’s Status in Buddhism.

Abhilash :                                  Buddhism and Sakteya cult.

Surendran :                               Buddhism and subaltern culture of Kerala.

Titu Thomas :                            Christian-Buddhist Interface in Kerala.

Maddhava Das :                        Buddhism and Sankaracharya. 

11:00 AM :NOTE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: Session – 4.


Dr. A. P. Francis :                  Buddhist ideas in Malayalm literature.


Rajeeve. T. K. :                      Meditation as Buddhist culture.


Prof. Rajasree Narayanan:     Buddhist Elements in Other Religions.


P. K. Subrahmanyan:             Buddhist Social engagements in 

          Kerala.

Anirudh Raman :                  Buddhist Arts in Kerala.

Dr. S. Rajendu :                    Buddhism and the Traditional Opthalmology.

Kumbazha Damodaran :        Casteism within Buddhism.

Adv. Muntoor Krishnan :     Ambedkerite Buddhism.

Dr. V. Vasanthakumari :      Buddhist sources of feminist critique of Brahmanis.


Rohini:                                  Cultural Imprint of Buddhism in

                                               the Sacred Groves of Kerala.

Dr. T. Mini :                        Transition of Buddhist concept of Nirvana.


 P. J Sunny :                         The inter cultural symbiosis in Zen Buddhism. 

Dr. N. J. Francis :                Power of Ritual: Scultptured Representations from 

                                             Buddhist Amaravati.

P. D. Anithamol :                Buddhist Ethos and the Tamil Epic Manimekhalai.

Sheeja K. P. :                       Buddhism in erstwhile Kolathunadu.

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch

2:00 PM : NOTE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: Session – 5

Dr. Rajesh Karankal :          Return of Buddhism.

3: 00 PANEL DISCUSSION ON BUDDHIST RESEARCH AND SOCIAL 

ACTIVISM

Dr. Ajay Sekher, Prof. M. Dasan, K. G. Krishnakumar, Dr. Rajesh Karankal,

Bhante Suniti.

COLLABORATIVE ART SHOW ON CULTURAL BUDDHISM, 

FROM 16-21, MARCH, 2015.

At Kerala Lalithakala Art Gallery, SSUS Campus, Kalady.