Month: October 2013

Current Research Project: The Story of Story in Early South Asia: Character and Genre across Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Narrative Traditions

University of Edinburgh; Cardiff University AHRC Funded Project, 2013-2015 The Story of Story in Early South Asia: Character and Genre across Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Narrative Traditions In this research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Dr Naomi Appleton (University of Edinburgh) and Dr James Hegarty (Cardiff University) take up characters, lineages… Read more »

Authorship, Originality and Innovation in Tibetan Scriptural Revelations: a Case Study from the Dudjom Corpus.

University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies AHRC funded project, 2010-2014 Authorship, originality and innovation in Tibetan Scriptural Revelations: A case study from the Dudjom Corpus. This project explores the complex, multilateral processes involved in the initial production and subsequent literary expansion of revealed Tibetan Buddhist scriptures, processes which can extend over several generations. Typically,… Read more »