Dr Pankaj Mohan

Pankaj Mohan
MA in Chinese (JNU) MA in Hist. (Seoul National) PhD (ANU)
Lecturer
519 Brennan MacCallum Building A18
+61 2 9351 4362


Pankaj Mohan studied East Asian languages and history, initially at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and subsequently at Peking University, Beijing, Seoul National University and the Australian National University, Canberra from where he received his PhD degree. Prior to joining the University of Sydney in July 2002 as a tenured lecturer in Korean Studies, he taught at the Australian National University for several years and at the University of Copenhagen for three years. He has published numerous book chapters and papers on early Korean history and Korean Buddhism.

• Early Korean history
• Buddhism, state and society in Northeast Asia
• The Buddhist dimensions of Korea’s relations with China and Japan

• The History of Koguryo
• The Buddhist Policies of King Chinhung and the Rise of Silla
• Silla: Religious Ideology and Political Developments

Books

• The Betrayal of Korean Nationalism By Seo Chung-seok, (Co-translated with Do-hyun Han), Kent: Global-Oriental 2007
• Modern Korean History and Nationalism by Shin Yong-ha (Translated from Korean), Seoul: Jimoondang Publishing Co., (2000) 293 p

Articles

• The Roles of Monks Won'gwang and Chajang in the Formation of Early Silla Buddhism" In Korean Buddhism in Practice, edited by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. Princeton University Press (2007).pp. 51-64
• Cakravartin and Relic-Cult in Early Silla: Chinese Antecedents and Korean Adaptations”, Korean Buddhism in East Asian Perspectives, Jimmondang Publishers, Seoul, 2007, pp. 59-84
• "Beyond the 'Nation-protecting' Paradigm: Recent Trends in the Studies of Korean Buddhism", The Review of Korean Studies Vol. 9, No. 1 2006 pp. 209-232
• Royal Authority and Legitimation in Late 4th-Early 5th Century Koguryo–Focusing on the Evidence of King Kwanggaet'o Stele), Koguryo Yongu 21 (2005) pp. 505-535 ISSN 1226-1394
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  "The Uses of Buddhist and Shamanistic Symbolism in the Empowerment of Queen Sondok", International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture 5 (2005), pp. 131-144 ISSN 1598-7914
• "Rescuing a Stone from Nationalism: A Fresh Perspective on the Kwanggaet’o Stele of Koguryo", Journal of Inner and East Asian Studies 1 (2004) pp. 91-115 ISSN 1738-6101
• "Buddhist Kingship in Sixth Century Korea" The Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia, 35 (2003), pp. 38-58 ISSN 0030-5340
• "Maitreya Cult in Early Silla", Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (Seoul National University) Vol. 14 (2001) pp.148-173

Please also see Pankaj Mohan's complete publications list.

Teaching

• Pre-modern Korea
• Modern Korea
• Advanced Korean
• Buddhism and the state in Northeast Asia, from the 1st to the 9th centuries

Supervision

• Korean history, society and religions
• Buddhism in early East Asia

• International Conference on “Koguryo’s History and Culture”, organised by Koguryo Research Foundation, April 2006
• International conference on the Samguk yusa, Academy of Korean Studies, July 2006
• International Conference on “King Kwanggaet’o Stele of Koguryo”, organised by Koguryo Research Society, Seoul, Nov. 2005
• World Koreanists’ Forum, Academy of Korean Studies, October 2005
• Intellectual Engagement with Korea: Diversity in Korean Studies in Australasia, the Fourth KSAA Biennial Conference, Auckland 14-15 July 2005
• International Conference on “Koguryo’s Place in East Asia”, organised by Korea University Museum, May 2005

For more conference activity, please also see Pankaj Mohan's complete publications list.

Chief Editor: Han-In Munhwa (Korean-Indian Culture), Seoul

Member, editorial Commitees (편집위원)

Studies in Silla History 신라사학보 (신라사학회)
Journal of Asian Culture, Kyongwon University (아시아 문화 ,경원대학교 아시아 문화 연구소
Journal of Northeast Asian History (Northeast Asian History Foundation)
International Journal of Buddhist Thought & Culture (Dongguk University)

Executive Committee Member:
Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies (Executive member)