I study changing ideas and practices of Buddhist kingship, mainly in second millennium Lanka but with connections to South India and Southeast Asia. I'm particularly interested in the relationship between kings and monastic institutions; representations of kings in literary, epigraphic and numismatic sources; and gendered performances of kingship. You can read things I've written here.
I'm beginning to develop a suite of digital tools specifically for the study of Southern Buddhism, but which will have broader applications for textual South Asian Studies, Lankan history and broader Buddhist Studies.
I'm a graduate student in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, where I am a member of the South and Southeast Asia Area Programmes. I am also a research associate in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. You can find me on Twitter, or contact me by email at brunomshirley [at] gmail [dot] com.
I'm beginning to develop a suite of digital tools specifically for the study of Southern Buddhism, but which will have broader applications for textual South Asian Studies, Lankan history and broader Buddhist Studies.
I'm a graduate student in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, where I am a member of the South and Southeast Asia Area Programmes. I am also a research associate in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. You can find me on Twitter, or contact me by email at brunomshirley [at] gmail [dot] com.