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27 Jun 2024: Historiography and Hagiography. in Buddhism and Beyond. 8-10 July, 2024. Newnham College, University of Cambridge. This conference is generously sponsored by the Tzu Chi 慈濟Foundation as part of the Yin-Cheng Network. and the Glorisun Global Buddhist Network. 1. “Historiography and Hagiography in Buddhism and Beyond”. Newnham College, University of Cambridge. 8-10 July 2024. This conference is generously sponsored by the Tzu Chi 慈濟 Foundation. as part of the Yin-Cheng Network and the Glorisun Global Buddhist Network. Note: All sessions take place in the Lucia Windsor Room in Newnham College, Sidgwick. Avenue, Cambridge. The conference is open to the public; no registration is required. Conference Schedule. Monday, July 8. 9:30-10:00 Registration and coffee. 10:00-12:00 Session 1: Welcome and Keynote Addresses Welcome Address: Noga Ganany Rey Sheng Her. The Public History of Contemporary Buddhism: Exemplifying Tzu Chi’s Oral History and Documentation. Mark Meulenbeld Place and Presence: What Peach Spring tells us about Hagiography. 12:00-13:30 Lunch break. 2. 13:30-15:30 Session 2: The Life/Lives of the Buddha Chair: Richard Bowring Mario Poceski. Intersections of History, Legend, and Myth in the Live(s) of the Buddha.

27 Jun 2024: Historiography and Hagiography. in Buddhism and Beyond. 8-10 July, 2024. Newnham College, University of Cambridge. This conference is generously sponsored by the Tzu Chi 慈濟Foundation as part of the Yin-Cheng Network. and the Glorisun Global Buddhist Network. 1. “Historiography and Hagiography in Buddhism and Beyond”. Newnham College, University of Cambridge. 8-10 July 2024. This conference is generously sponsored by the Tzu Chi 慈濟 Foundation. as part of the Yin-Cheng Network and the Glorisun Global Buddhist Network. Note: All sessions take place in the Lucia Windsor Room in Newnham College, Sidgwick. Avenue, Cambridge. The conference is open to the public; no registration is required. Conference Schedule. Monday, July 8. 9:30-10:00 Registration and coffee. 10:00-12:00 Session 1: Welcome and Keynote Addresses Welcome Address: Noga Ganany Rey Sheng Her. The Public History of Contemporary Buddhism: Exemplifying Tzu Chi’s Oral History and Documentation. Mark Meulenbeld Place and Presence: What Peach Spring tells us about Hagiography. 12:00-13:30 Lunch break. 2. 13:30-15:30 Session 2: The Life/Lives of the Buddha Chair: Richard Bowring Mario Poceski. Intersections of History, Legend, and Myth in the Live(s) of the Buddha.