Time table
14th Classical Tamil Summer Seminar, 1st to 26th of August 2016
Schedule for advanced class:
- 9.30-11 a.m.: morning reading session I: Kallāṭam (first week; Indra Manuel), Cūḷāmaṇi (second week; G. Vijayavenugopal), Tēvāram (third week; Jean-Luc Chevillard)
- 11-11.30 a.m. (coffee break)
- 11.30 a.m.-1p.m.: discussion of the morning's text portion
- 1-3 p.m. (lunch break)
- 3-4.30 p.m.: 1. Aīṅkuṟunūṟu (first and second week; Thomas Lehmann). 2. Pirayōkavivēkam (first week; Jean-Luc Chevillard). 3. Guruparamparāprabhavam (second or third week; Suganya Anandakichenin). 4. Māvintam (third week; T. Rajeswari). 5. ??? (time to be fixed; K. Nachimuthu)
- 4.30-5 p.m. tea break
- 5-6.30 p.m. lectures (on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Schedule for beginners:
- 9.30-11 a.m.: grammar class (Eva Wilden)
- 11-11.30 a.m. (coffee break)
- 11.30 a.m.-1p.m.: personal preparation time for afternoon text class
- 1-3 p.m. (lunch break)
- 3-4.30 p.m.: text class (Eva Wilden)
- 4.30-5 p.m. tea break
- 5-6.30 p.m. lectures (on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
EFEO News
Kyoto lectures
Kyoto, Japan, 20 November 2020
As part of the Kyoto lectures, Marco Tinello (University of Kanagawa) presents: "The Annexation of Ryukyu to Japan seen from a global perspective".At 6 p.m. (Japan time). The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom.
The password for logging in will be posted on the Kyoto Center's blog and ISEAS websites the day before.
XXXIIIrd Seoul Colloquium in Korea Studies
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 20 October 2020
The XXXIIIrd Seoul Colloquium in Korea Studies, organized by the EFEO Center in Seoul, in collaboration with the Royal Asiatic Society, is led by Bernard Sénécal (Professor Emeritus at Sogang University) on the theme: "Life and Works of Seon 禪 Master Seongcheol 性徹 (1912-1993) - the most famous Korean Buddhist monk in the 20th century".At 6 p.m. at the EFEO Center in Seoul.
Legend: The great monk Seongcheol. Copyrights: 백련암문화제단 & 성철 선사상 연구소 (Baek Ryeon Am Cultural Foundation and Research Institute for Sung Chol Zen Thought).
Communiqué du Réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger en hommage à Samuel Paty
Paris, France, 20 October 2020
Le Réseau des Écoles françaises à l’étranger (École française d’Athènes, École française de Rome, Institut français d’archéologie orientale, École française d’Extrême-Orient, et Casa de Velázquez) condamne avec force l’insoutenable acte de barbarie perpétré contre le professeur d’histoire-géographie du collège du Bois-d’Aulne, à Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines), survenu vendredi 16 octobre.Lire READ MORE
''Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon''
Kyoto, Japan, 16 October 2020
As part of the Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon, the fifth lecture of the 2019-2020 cycle is presented by Markus Ruesch (Ryukoku University) on the topic: "Secret spaces for Amida: the function of hidden spaces in the rites of Pure Land Buddhism and their doctrinal foundations (Edo period)" (in Japanese without translation).The conference will be broadcasted online via Zoom and on site at the EFEO Center in Kyoto (limited to 10 auditors, upon registration). More information
Colloquium ''Ancient Japanese Book Collection of the Social Sciences Library - Issues and Potential''
Hanoi, Vietnam, 14 October 2020
On October 14 the Institute of Social Sciences Information in Hanoi, which holds part of the collections of the former EFEO library, organized a colloquium on the Japanese collection, entitled: Ancient Japanese Book Collection of the Social Sciences Library - Issues and Potential.The director of the EFEO, Christophe Marquet, gave a talk on the history of this collection, which was created at the beginning of the 20th century by the first EFEO Japanese scholars, and on works concerning the artistic heritage.



