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Lajos Brons deposited What is Real? in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoTwo of the most fundamental distinctions in metaphysics are (1) that between reality (or things in themselves) and appearance, the R/A distinction, and (2) that between entities that are fundamental (or real, etcetera) and entities that are ontologically or existentially dependent, the F/D distinction. While these appear to be two very different…[Read more]
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Bryan Lowe deposited Japan I: c.550–850. in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoA survey of Buddhism in Japan from roughly the time of its introduction into the mid-ninth century. The following topics are covered:
The Introduction of Buddhism to Japan – Transmission Myths – The Myth of Prince Shōtoku – The Myth of a Buddhist-Shintō Rivalry – Temples in and around the Capital – Provincial Temples – The Order of Nuns – Female…[Read more] -
Steve McCarty deposited Translation Issues in the Rapid Transmission of Esoteric Buddhism from India to China to Japan in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThree consecutive patriarchs of Esoteric Buddhism were Amoghavajra of India, Huiguo of China, and Kūkai of Japan. This paper foregrounds the usually taken-for-granted but vital historical role of language education and translation in the international spread of religion and culture. There had to be sufficiently educated bilingual or multilingual…[Read more]
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Steve McCarty deposited Interview on the life and times of Japan’s great saint Kūkai in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThrough the book Kūkai the Universal, the podcast guest discusses the life and times of Japan’s great saint Kūkai, Esoteric Buddhism, and Zen, in terms of East Asian history, language education, and translation issues including voice.
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Pramod Ranjan deposited एक जोमो का जीवन in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 7 months agoपत्रकार और शिक्षाविद् प्रमोद रंजन ने जून, 2017 में हिमाचल प्रदेश के दुर्गम इलाकों की यात्रा की थी। इस यात्रा में उन्हें किन्नौर जिले के सुदूर गांव कानम के एक गोम्पा में सुमार नाम की जोमो मिलीं। जोमो यानी बौद्ध भिक्षुणी। मध्य हिमालय की अपूर्व शांति से भरी उस घाटी में सहज वात्सल्य से भरीं 56 वर्षीय सुमार के साथ कुछ घंटे बिताना उनके लिए एक अनूठा अ…[Read more]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited किन्नौर में बहु-पति प्रथा : ‘मैं अपने दोनों बेटों को कहता हूं कि वे एक ही लड़की से विवाह करें’ in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 8 months agoखूबसूरत प्राकृतिक दृश्यों से परिपूर्ण किन्नौर का समाज व संस्कृति शेष भारत से अलग है। यह बौद्ध धर्म का इलाका है, जिसे हिंदूवादी संस्कृति लीलती जा रही है। आर्थिक संपन्नता के आगमन से जाति-आधारित उत्पीड़न और भेदभाव कम हो रहा है। प्रमोद रंजन ने इस यात्रा संस्मरण में किन्नौर की विशिष्ट संस्कृति, बहु पत्नी प्रथा, वहां के समाज और राजनीति…[Read more]
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Gregory Scott started the topic New Dataset: 北京佛學書局佛學圖書目錄 1938 in the discussion
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoHello all,
I just received a fulltext digitisation of a Buddhist book catalogue published in Beijing in 1938. It has a few thousand titles in it, as well as lists of Buddhist art and objects then being offered for sale. I will use this data in my next project, but in the meantime I’ve made the raw data freely available on Harvard Dataverse for…[Read more]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited किन्नौर में बौद्ध धर्म, जाति प्रथा और राजनीति in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 11 months agoखूबसूरत प्राकृतिक दृश्यों से परिपूर्ण किन्नौर का समाज व संस्कृति शेष भारत से अलग है। यह बौद्ध धर्म का इलाका है, जिसे हिंदूवादी संस्कृति लीलती जा रही है। आर्थिक संपन्नता के आगमन से जाति-आधारित उत्पीड़न और भेदभाव कम हो रहा है। प्रमोद रंजन ने इस यात्रा संस्मरण में किन्नौर की विशिष्ट संस्कृति, बहु पत्नी प्रथा, वहां के समाज और राजनीति…[Read more]
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James A Benn deposited Religious Studies 726 Topics in Chinese Religions: Death, Funerals, Burial in Chinese Religions McMaster University, Term II 2022–23 in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years agoSyllabus for graduate seminar at McMaster University. In this seminar we will examine practices surrounding death in a variety of Chinese religions. We will explore the various understandings of the death process, preparation for death, and the afterlife. We will look at the post-mortem treatment of the body, changing funerary practices and…[Read more]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited समय से संवाद: जन विकल्प संचयिता in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years ago‘समय से संवाद: जनविकल्प संचयिता’ नाम यह पुस्तक हिंदी मासिक ‘जन विकल्प’ में प्रकाशित प्रतिनिधि सामग्री का संकलन है। प्रेमकुमार मणि और प्रमोद रंजन के संपादन में पटना से वर्ष 2007 में प्रकाशित इस पत्रिका की जनपक्षधरता, निष्पक्षता और मौलिक त्वरा ने समाजकर्मियों और बुद्धिजीवियों को गहराई से आलोड़ित किया था। इस पुस्तक में जिन लेखों और साक्षात्कारों…[Read more]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited एक सांस्कृतिक आंदोलन के चार साल in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agoदिल्ली के जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय में मुट्ठी भर अन्य पिछड़ा वर्ग और दलित छात्रों ने जब 25 अक्टूबर, 2011 को पहली बार ‘महिषासुर शहादत दिवस’ मनाया था, तब शायद किसी ने सोचा भी नहीं होगा कि यह दावनल की आग सिद्ध होगा। 2015 तक, महज चार सालों में ही इन आयोजनों ने न सिर्फ देशव्यापी सामाजिक आलोडऩ पैदा कर दिया था, बल्कि ये आदिवासियों, अन्य पिछडा वर्ग…[Read more]
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Elena Valussi deposited Daoist sexual practices for health and immortality for women in the group
Women in the Study of Chinese Religions on Humanities Commons 3 years, 6 months agohis chapter discusses Daoist views on sexuality, health and immortality in relation to gender, mostly covering the Late Imperial period of Chinese history. The sources are Daoist practice manuals, which in large part are non-gender specific, and in small part directed specifically at women. In Daoism, references to the female principle (yin 陰) a…[Read more]
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Lajos Brons deposited A Buddha Land in This World: Philosophy, Utopia, and Radical Buddhism in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months agoIn the early twentieth century, Uchiyama Gudō, Seno’o Girō, Lin Qiuwu, and others advocated a Buddhism that was radical in two respects. Firstly, they adopted a more or less naturalist stance with respect to Buddhist doctrine and related matters, rejecting karma or other supernatural beliefs. And secondly, they held political and economic vie…[Read more]
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Dr. Rakshit Madan Bagde deposited Thoughts on the Economic life of the Tathagata Buddha in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 12 months agoThe economic system is the cornerstone of social development. Its economic system has remained at the root of the progressive development of human civilization. A country, society or caste; Social, political and cultural upliftment is mainly based on the progress of its economic resources and facilities. In a country without these facilities,…[Read more]
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Stephanie Wong replied to the topic Notes and call for action from AAR 2021 meeting in the discussion
Women in the Study of Chinese Religions on Humanities Commons 4 years ago<span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Mentorship:</span>
- Clear expectations for mentorship could be helpful (check in once a month? once a semester? just as requested by mentee when they have questions?) so both sides know what to expect for frequency and time-commitment
- On the acknowledgement issue, as someone who would appreciate…
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Stephanie Wong replied to the topic Grant writing and grant opportunities – 2020 meeting in the discussion
Women in the Study of Chinese Religions on Humanities Commons 4 years agoThanks for sharing all this!
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Elena Valussi started the topic Grant writing and grant opportunities in the discussion
Women in the Study of Chinese Religions on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month agoElenaValussi: Suggestions for grant writing – A few thoughts from today’s discussion
Know your audience and modify your writing with that in mind.
Be specific, concrete, and clear. Your proposal will be read by specialists in your field (whom you want to impress), but also probably also non-specialists, for whom it is important to understand…[Read more] -
Elena Valussi started the topic AAR 2021 meeting – notes and call for action in the discussion
Women in the Study of Chinese Religions on Humanities Commons 4 years, 1 month agoMentorship
Importance of having female mentors. Creating an informal network/auntie’s networks with solidarity and allyship.
How do we want to set up an informal mentorship for those who want it/need it?
What would it include? What areas would the mentorship cover? How do we pair people?
How would we recognize the informal work done by the me…[Read more]
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