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# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Asian Territorial Deity Cosmologies as Vehicles for the Transmission of Buddhadharma (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Robert Mayer's analysis of Guru Chowang's enduring connection between territorial deity cosmologies and the preservation of hidden teachings in Tibetan Buddhism Robert Mayer 05 Jul 2024
2 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
3 The Successive Avatars of the Heart Essence of the Ḍākinī: Termas as Continuous Revelation (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Team presentation on the project "For a Critical History of the Northern Treasures" (FCHNT) For a Critical History of the Northern Treasures (FCHNT) 13 Jun 2024
4 ‘Treasures’ (gter ma) and treasure-finders in Yungdrung Bön: a Tibetan tradition spanning a thousand years (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) This talk presents an outline of the Yungdrung Bön ’Treasure’ tradition Per Kværne 09 Aug 2023
5 Creative Commons Yoginīs, Revelation, and Hidden Knowledge in Tantric Śaivism (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) This presentation examines Śākta transformations of conceptions of revelation and the transmission of esoteric knowledge in Mantramārga Śaivism Shaman Hatley 12 Jul 2023
6 Creative Commons Sūtra in Early Buddhist Treasure Texts (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Reinier Langelaar’s talk on early Tibetan treasure literature’s influences, inspirations, and narrative themes Reinier Langelaar 15 May 2023