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Call for Papers Theme: Buddhist Epistemology and Logic Type: 6th International Dharmakīrti Conference Institution: Department of Buddhism, Dongguk University Location: Busan (South Korea) Date: 24.–28.8.2020 Deadline: 1.10.2019 __________________________________________________ We are pleased to announce that the well-established tradition of International Dharmakīrti Conferences – Kyoto (1982), Vienna (1989), Hiroshima (1997), Vienna (2005), Heidelberg (2014) – will continue with the 6th International Dharmakīrti Conference in Busan (South Korea) – to be held from 24-28 August 2020. The Conference aims to showcase current research on all aspects of Buddhist epistemology and logic in India, East Asia and Tibet from a historical, philological and/or philosophical perspective. Papers may also address aspects of the relationship between Buddhist pramāṇa and other currents of thought within Buddhism. We also welcome pertinent contributions from the broader intellectual environment. To facilitate participation in both conferences for scholars from overseas, the conference in Busan is scheduled for the week immediately after the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) conference in Seoul (16-21 August 2020). The city of Busan can be easily be reached by air or ship. For those attending the IABS conference, a limousine bus for Busan will be waiting at Seoul National University, the site where this conference will be held. In addition, we shall take care to keep registration and accommodation costs as low as possible. Details will be announced in the second circular. Further communication will take place by e-mail unless individuals specifically request otherwise. Please contact Dr. Kyungrae Kim ([email protected]) if you wish to be contacted at an e-mail-address other than the one we have used to dispatch this circular. Schedule Second circular, opening of online registration system: 1 March 2019 Deadline for registration: 1 October 2019 Deadline for submission of paper/panel abstracts: 1 January 2020 Third circular: 1 May 2020 Conference: 24-28 August 2020 Honorary Chairs: - Shōryū Katsura - Ernst Steinkellner Academic Committee: - Kei Kataoka - Birgit Kellner - Motoi Ono - Parimal Patil Planning Committee: - Jeson Woo - Kameron Bailey - Hyongchol Kang - Kyungrae Kim Contact: Prof. Jeson Woo Department of Buddhist Studies Dongguk University 30 Pildong-ro 1-gil, Jung-gu Seoul, 04620 South Korea Phone: +82 (0)2 2260-3134 Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.dharmakirti2020.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
