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Indian Buddhism

# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Nāgas and relic treasures in the Mahāvaṃsa (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Kristin Scheible uncovers the hidden role of nāgas in defining Buddhist treasures and explores their surprising significance in safeguarding sacred relics through early texts Kristin Scheible 05 Jul 2024
2 Early Explanations for the Appearance of Mahāyāna sūtras (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) A presentation looking at how early Mahayana sutras explain where they came from. David Drewes 08 Jun 2022
3 Revelation and Rediscovery: Early Medieval Indian Origin Myths of the Tantras (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) David Gray talks about revelatory or "treasure" texts from Indian and Tibetan perspectives in a comparative framework. David Gray 06 May 2022
4 Creative Commons The Dharmabhāṇaka’s Body and the Ontologization of Authority (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) This talk by Natalie Gummer explores the role of Dharmabhāṇaka – those who recite the Dharma – in Mahāyāna Sutras Natalie Gummer 15 Mar 2022