Public Lectures by Prof. Li Xiguang
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| Speaker: | Prof. Li Xiguang Director of the Center for Pakistan Culture and Communication Studies, Professor of the School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University |
| Time: | Lecture 1 - Mar 11, 2025 (Tue)| 7:15-9:00 pm Lecture 2 - Mar 13, 2025 (Thu) | 7:15-9:00 pm |
| Venue: | CPD2.58, 2/F, Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU |
Lecture 1
The Study of the Pilgrim Trails to Uddiyana
Time: Mar 11, 2025 (Tue) | 7:15-9:00 pm
Uddiyana (Swat valley and the adjacent areas) was considered the first stop on the way to the Buddhism world. In Tibetan Buddhism, Uddiyana is recognized as the birthplace of Guru Padmasambhava and Vajrayana. Hundreds of Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims, such as Faxian, Songy Yun, Xuanzang, Wukong and O rgyan pa made pilgrimages to the kingdom of Uddiyana from the 5th to the 8th centuries AD. But the travel routes of these pilgrims to Uddiyana are difficult to be identified by today’s historians and archaeologists. The presentation will try to reconstruct a clear picture of the pilgrim routes from Xinjiang to Uddiyana.
Lecture 2
The Buddhist Road South of Karakar Pass: A Study of Tang Pilgrims’ Itineraries in Connection with Hund and Swat
Time: Mar 13, 2025 (Thu) | 7:15-9:00 pm
Wuduojiahantu (Udabhandapura，乌铎迦汉荼, Hund) is a hamlet located on the right bank of Indus, which was an important node on the pilgrimage route for Buddhist monks from the Tang Dynasty to and from Swat and Taxila between early 7th century and late 9th century.The presentation is a study of three Chinese monks of Tang Dynasty through four books which were written between the early 7th century to late 8th century. By analyzing the four books historically and geographically, the author concludes that Hund is a must-pass on the Indus River, when Chinese pilgrims travelling to the three great Buddhist sacred places of Wuzhangna(乌仗那，Uddiyana), Jiabishi(迦毕试，Kāpiśa) and Taxila(呾叉始羅).
Conduct in English | All are welcome
Enquiry: hkucbs@hku.hk
Organizer: HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies
Sponsor: Tung Lin Kok Yuen
