In this episode, we hold a cross-Pacific conversation with our colleagues Joe Marino in Seattle (WA, USA) and Mike Skinner in Hilo (Hawai'i) about their work on Gandharan Buddhist manuscript sources from Pakistan/Afghanistan and Kushana inscriptions in India, respectively. We talk about the historical and contemporary Buddhist and regional heritage communities that direct our research and increasingly highlight the need for equitable and accessible digital platforms to bridge the divide between 'scholars' and 'non-scholars'.
Dr. Joseph A. Marino, III is an Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA).
Dr. Michael Skinner is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Hawaii-Hilo (USA).
The ANUBhasha Podcast's 'Digital Repatriation in South Asia' series is supported by an Asia-Pacific Innovative Project grant from the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University.
Music from Epidemic Sound --
Song: 'Sultan of Delhi'
Album: Court of Akbar
Artist: Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid
Year: 2019