Table of Contents
- NEW PUBLICATION > Pacific World special section: Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism
- LECTURE> Gathering to read the Triṃsikā-vijñapti-mātratā, by Koitsu Yokoyama
- SEMINAR > "The History & Culture of the Tibetan Book" Course at Rare Book School, 22–27 July
- SEMINAR > NEH Summer Institute: Self-Knowledge in Eastern and Western Philosophies
- SEMINAR > Reminder: Doctoral School "Buddhism in Medieval Silk Culture"
NEW PUBLICATION > Pacific World special section: Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism
by Richard Payne
The first of two special sections for the 2017
issue of Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies has
now been posted on the Pacific World site: http://www.shin-ibs.edu/publications/pacific-world/pacific-world-third-series-number-19-2017/.
The special section is titled “Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism,” and is guest
edited by Dr. Gordon Bermant, University of Pennsylvania and Institute of
Buddhist Studies. The section comprises seven essays and an introduction by Dr.
Bermant. The essays are:
Gordon Bermant, University of Pennsylvania
The Subjective View of the Student: Aṅgulimāla and Myōhōbō
Patti Nakai, Buddhist Temple of Chicago
Subjectivity at the Heart of Jōdo Shinshū Spirituality and
Doctrine: Defining the Meaning of SubjectivityPatti Nakai, Buddhist Temple of Chicago
Kenneth K. Tanaka, Musashino University
The Nature and Importance of Subjectivity in Shin Buddhism
Gordon Bermant, University of Pennsylvania
Cross-Cultural Contributions to Psychology and Neuroscience: Self, Mind, and Mindfulness in
Buddhism
David Bryce Yaden, University of Pennsylvania
Mostafa Meleis, University of Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Newberg, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dave R. Vago, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and
Justin McDaniel, University of Pennsylvania
Constructing the Self in Pure Land Buddhism: The Role of Ritualized, Embodied Activity in a Social Context
Richard K. Payne, Institute of Buddhist Studies
The Stories We Tell: The Study and Practice of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
Scott A. Mitchell, Institute of Buddhist Studies
Subjectivities, Fish Stories, Toxic Beauties: Turning the Wheel Beyond “Buddhism?”
Galen Amstutz, Independent scholar and Institute of Buddhist Studies instructor
A second special section on Recent Research on Tantric Buddhism
will be appearing in the near future.
Also, we would like to take this opportunity to remind readers that Pacific World is Open Access.
LECTURE> Gathering to read the Triṃsikā-vijñapti-mātratā, by Koitsu Yokoyama
by Charles Muller
The eminent scholar of Yogâcāra, Koitsu Yokoyama, well give a series of
lectures (in Japanese) on the Triṃsikā at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley
(2140 Durant Ave), from March 26-30. For details, please call the Center at
510-809-1460, or email to cbe@bcahq.org.The posters are here: English Japanese.
Regards,
Chuck
SEMINAR > "The History & Culture of the Tibetan Book" Course at Rare Book School, 22–27 July
by Laura Perrings
Rare Book School is pleased to debut “The
History & Culture of the Tibetan Book,” 22–27 July, in Charlottesville,
Virginia!Taught by Benjamin J. Nourse (University of Denver) and Kurtis R. Schaeffer (University of Virginia), the course will discuss what is meant by “the book” in Tibetan culture and how books (manuscript and print) fit into the larger material, religious, and intellectual cultures of Tibet. This engaging, hands-on course will work with the Tibetan Collection at the University of Virginia and includes a full-day trip to the Library of Congress.
As with RBS’s other five-day, intensive courses on manuscript, print, and digital materials, "The History & Culture of the Tibetan Book" is an opportunity to hone your knowledge of book history and to meet and interact with fellow enthusiasts in your field as well as members of other related fields.
The course is open to anyone with an interest in Tibetan studies, Tibetan and Tibetan Buddhist culture, and the history of the book in Asia. Tibetan language skills are not required. For more information about this course and RBS, visit http://rarebookschool.org/courses/history/h140/.
To be considered in the first round of admissions decisions, course applications should be submitted no later than 19 February. Applications received after that date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Visit our website at www.rarebookschool.org for course details, instructions for applying, and evaluations by past students. Contact us at rbsprograms@virginia.edu with questions.
Please share this information with colleagues, students, and friends.
We hope to see you at Rare Book School soon!
With kindest regards,
The RBS Programs Team
SEMINAR > NEH Summer Institute: Self-Knowledge in Eastern and Western Philosophies
by Christian
Coseru
Dear list-members,
Announcing an NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty. Please distribute widely.
NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE
SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN EASTERN AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHIESAnnouncing an NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty. Please distribute widely.
NEH SUMMER INSTITUTE
Dates:
May 20 - June 2, 2018 (two weeks)
Location:
College of Charleston
Application Deadline:
March 1, 2018
Directors:
Christian Coseru, Jay Garfield, Evan Thompson
Faculty:
Anita Avramides; Akeel Bilgrami; Amber Carpenter; Arindam Chakrabarti; Georges Dreyfus; Alison Gopnik; Sheridan Hough; Birgit Kellner; Michelle Montague; Shaun Nichols; Vasu Reddy; Mark Siderits; Susanna Siegel; Dan Zahavi
Eligibility:
Faculty and graduate students must be US citizens or to have been
affiliated with a US institution for three years prior to the application deadline
to be eligible.
Topic:
Topic:
The pursuit of self-knowledge has an impressive
philosophical pedigree both in the East and the West. It poses
problems central to philosophy of mind, epistemology,
phenomenology, psychology, and ethics. It also raises difficult
questions concerning the object of self-knowledge, the importance
of self-knowledge to moral agency, responsibility, and decision-making,
and the impact that various forms of moral and mental cultivation can have
on self-knowledge. The best approach to these problems is therefore
interdisciplinary and cross-cultural.
This NEH Summer Institute for college and university professors is designed to provide such a multi-disciplinary cross-cultural forum, and to enable interested participants to draw together these often parallel programs for mutual benefit.
The NEH provides $2,100 as a taxable stipend to each person chosen to participate in this Summer Institute. Stipends are intended to help cover travel to and from the project location, and living expenses for the duration of the period spent in residence.
For details about the project, directors and faculty profiles, and the application guidelines, please check the Institute website:
This NEH Summer Institute for college and university professors is designed to provide such a multi-disciplinary cross-cultural forum, and to enable interested participants to draw together these often parallel programs for mutual benefit.
The NEH provides $2,100 as a taxable stipend to each person chosen to participate in this Summer Institute. Stipends are intended to help cover travel to and from the project location, and living expenses for the duration of the period spent in residence.
For details about the project, directors and faculty profiles, and the application guidelines, please check the Institute website:
Contact: Christian Coseru, Jay Garfield, Evan Thompson
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Christian Coseru
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 843 953-5687
coseruc.people.cofc.edu/
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 843 953-5687
coseruc.people.cofc.edu/
SEMINAR > Reminder: Doctoral School "Buddhism in Medieval Silk Culture"
by Ben Van
The Centre for Buddhist Studies at Ghent University is pleased to announce a
doctoral school intensive course on the topic of "Buddhism in Medieval
Silk Culture," to take place from May 28th to June 1st, 2018, in
Ghent, Belgium.This specialist course introduces PhD students into the complex ways in which Buddhism in medieval China was defined by silk, focusing especially on Buddhist textual discourses concerning silk culture and how monastic adepts should or should not engage with silk.
The main instructor for this school will be Stuart Young, with Ann Heirman and Christoph Anderl as secondary lecturers.
The program is as follows. Asterisks * indicate lectures suitable for a non-specialist audience.
Monday, May 28
09:30: Welcome of the participants by the Doctoral School organizers (Ann Heirman, Christoph Anderl)
10:00 – 12:00: Course overview: Buddhism in the silk cultures of medieval China; The Chinese history, technology, and vocabulary of silk and sericulture* (lecture, with active participation)
12:00 – 13:30: lunch break
13:30 – 15:30: Research sources primary and secondary, textual, visual, and material; Archaeology of Chinese Silk, Dunhuang 敦煌 and Famensi 法門寺 (interactive presentation and discussion of sources)
Tuesday, May 29
10:00 – 12:00: Vinaya and material culture (Ann Heirman)* (lecture with active participation)
12:00 – 13:30: lunch break
13:30 – 15:30: Silk in the Vinaya (disciplinary monastic rules) and Chinese Vinaya Commentaries (1: Dharmaguptaka)
Wednesday, May 30
10:00 – 12:00: Silk in the Vinaya and Chinese Vinaya Commentaries (2: Sarvāstivāda and Mahīśāsaka)
12:00 – 13:30: lunch break
13:30 – 15:30: Discussion with students, Q+A
Thursday, May 31
10:00 – 12:00: Daoxuan’s 道宣 (596-667) Xingshi chao 行事鈔 commentary on the silk bedding precept
12:00 – 13:30: lunch break
13:30 – 15:30: Daoxuan’s commentaries in comparison with Dajue大覺 (fl. 712)
Friday, June 1
10:00 – 12:00: Chinese views of silk in India: travelogues, hagiographies, miracle tales (1)
12:00 – 13:30: lunch break
13:30 – 15:00: Chinese views of silk in India: travelogues, hagiographies, miracle tales (2)
15:00 – 16:00: Final discussions with students (Stuart Young, Ann Heirman, Christoph Anderl)
Who can attend?
Anyone working on a PhD in Buddhist or Chinese studies can apply to attend the school. Thanks to the support of the Tianzhu Foundation, we are pleased to award up to 800 Euros in travel remuneration for 5 PhD students. To apply for this travel grant, please send a one-page cover letter and your CV to Dr. Ann Heirman (Ann.Heirman@Ugent.be) before March 1st. You should also arrange to have a short letter of recommendation by your dissertation chair sent to Dr. Heirman directly.
Please note that although attending the event is free, due to space restrictions the maximum amount of attendants is capped at 20, 5 of whom need be graduate students of Ghent University. If you want to reserve a place, please e-mail Dr. Heirman before March 1st as well. If we do reach our maximum, we will create a backup list and inform you if and when spaces become available.
