Thematic Sessions
I. Understanding Multiple Buddhism(s):
Experiences and Practices
- • Historical contexts for the emergence, growth and decline of Buddhism in India
- • Reinvention of Buddhism in India
- • Mapping Transnational Diverse Buddhism(s)
- • Gender and Buddhism: Philosophy and Practice
- • Ambedkar's Navayana Buddhism, Dalit Identity and Social Transformation
- • Spiritualism, Buddhism And Enlightenment
- • Gross National Happiness: Philosophy and Practice
II. COMPASSION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ENDEMIC SUFFERING
- • Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, Cultural Practice and Women
- • Homestead Land, women and Entitlements
III. HISTORY, HERITAGE AND SCHOOL EDUCATION
IV. EXPLORING TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
- • Archeology, Multi-cultural Sites, and the Buddhist circuits
- • Buddhist Cultural Traditions from Diverse Regions of the World
- • Multiple Heritages of the Maha Bodhi Temple
V. PILGRIMAGE TO DESTINATION ENLIGHTENMENT
- • Situating Experiences of National and Transnational Networks of Buddhist Pilgrimage
- • Tourism, Local Enterprises and Community Livelihoods
VI. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SAFEGUARDING MULTIPLE HERITAGES
- • State, Civil Society and the Heritage City Plan of Bodh Gaya
- • Safeguarding Intangible and Diverse Community Traditions and Cultural Heritage