5–6 July 2016

EFEO Angkor Boeung Daun Pa, Slorkram,

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Places limited. To reserve a place, email: (Khmer) Chea Bunnary – cbnary@gmail.com

(English) Pyi Kyaw – pyi.kyaw@kcl.ac.uk

    Tradit ional Theravada Meditation (boran kammatthan)

at École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Siem Reap, Cambodia

A conference organised by King’s College, London and École Française d’Extrême-Orient

Tradit ional Theravada Meditat ion (boran kammatthan) 2

Programme Tuesday 5 July Day 1

09:00 – 09:30 Registration

09:30 – 09:40 Welcome: Kate Crosby and Chea Bunnary

Session 1 Boran kammatthan in Cambodia (Chair: Trent Walker)

09:40 – 10:30 Olivier de Bernon (EFEO) A Survey of Tradit ional Buddhism in Cambodia

10:30 – 11:00 Kun Sopheap (EFEO) Why does someone do boran kammatthan?

11:05 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK/INFORMAL DISCUSSION; MONASTIC LUNCH

11:45 – 12:15 Leng Kok-An (EFEO) Variet ies of boran kammatthan text

12:15 – 12:45 Kun Sopheap (EFEO) The signif icance of the text, the Dhammatrai

12:45 – 13:00 Overview/Discussion and further questions led by Trent Walker

13:00 – 15:00 LUNCH Session 2

Boran kammatthan: Broader Patterns of Technology and Transmission (Chair: Elizabeth Guthrie)

15:00 – 15:30 Andrew Skilton (King’s College, London) Why is pīt i always the f irst stage of the boran kammatthan medi tat ion process?

15:30 – 16:00 Phibul Choompolpaisal (King’s College, London) Boran kammatthan transmission from Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin

16:00 – 16:30 TEA

16:30 – 17:15 Kate Crosby (King’s College, London) Can we place boran kammatthan in a broader context o f technology and culture?

17:15 – 17:30 Overview/Discussion and further questions led by Elizabeth Guthrie

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Programme Wednesday 6 July Day 2

Session 3 Boran kammatthan in Sri Lanka (Chair: John Marston)

09:40 – 10:10 Amal Gunasena (SOAS, London) Boran kammatthan manuscr ipts from Sri Lanka in the Nevi l l Collect ion of the Brit ish L ibrary

10:10 – 10:40 Kate Crosby (King’s College, London) Distinct ive features

10:40 – 11:00 Overview and further questions led by John Marston

11:00 – 11:45 COFFEE BREAK/INFORMAL DISCUSSION; MONASTIC LUNCH

Session 4 Boran kammatthan in Thai land and Laos (Chair: David Wharton)

11:45 – 12:15 Viroj Inthanon (Chiangmai University) and Phisit Kotsupho (Chiangmai University) Boran kammatthan in Lanna Texts

12:15 – 12:45 Boonlue Buransarn (MCA) and Boonlert Sananon (MCA) Boran kammatthan in Lao Texts

12:45 – 13:00 Overview and further questions led by David Wharton

13:00 – 15:00 LUNCH

Session 5 Il lustrated Talk (Chair: Andrew Skilton)

15:00 – 16:00 Baas Terwiel (Berlin) Tracking the fa te of boran kammatthan in Thai manuscript i l lustrat ions

16:00 – 16:30 TEA

16:30 – 17:00 Final questions and closing remarks led by Andrew Skilton