Tag Archives: Buddhism

Job Opening: Japanese Buddhism, Professor, University of California – Berkeley

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Berkeley, East Asian Languages & Cultures Location: California, United States Position: Tenure Track Faculty, Professor, Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism: The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, … Continue reading →

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Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Paula

University of California, Berkeley Deadline: February 15, 2012 With the generous support of the Shinnyo-en Foundation, the Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship. The term of the appointment … Continue reading →

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Book announcement: Bonds of the Dead: Temples, Burial and the Transformation of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Paula

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo12046404.html Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. For that reason, Japanese Buddhism’s social and economic base has long been in mortuary service–a base now threatened by public … Continue reading →

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Scholarship: Dissertation scholarship:Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Paula

The doctoral program in Buddhist Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich, Germany offers a PhD scholarship for a dissertation project related to Buddhism. Deadline for application: 15th November 2011 Start of scholarship: 1st January 2012 or later End of scholarship: … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Buddhism and the Political Process

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Paula

The Department of Humanities, University of Toronto Scarborough is pleased to present A Call for Papers The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Conference: BUDDHISM AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS April 13-15, 2012 University of Toronto Scarborough For more information, please visit our … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Numata Professorship of Buddhist Studies

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Paula

Institution: University of Oxford Location: United Kingdom Position: Full Professor, Oriental Studies Faculty; Numata Professorship of Buddhist Studies Numata Professorship of Buddhist Studies ORIENTAL INSTITUTE in association with Balliol College The Numata Chair was created in 2006 by … Continue reading →

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Symposium announcement: The Fifth Annual International Symposium of the Columbia Center for Japanese Religion

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Paula

Title: Japanese Buddhism and the Performing Arts (geinō) Date: Friday and Saturday, October 14-15, 2011 Location: 403 Kent Hall, Columbia University Schedule Friday, October 14th 9:00-9:30 Registration 9:30-9:35 Opening and Welcoming Remarks Bernard FAURE (Columbia University) 9:40-10:00 KOMINE Kazuaki (Rikkyō … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Conference of the Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Paula

December 7-9, 2011 The 2011 conference of the Australasian Association of Buddhist Studies (AABS) will be held in conjunction with the New Zealand Association for the Study of Religions (NZASR) Conference from December 7, 2011 to December 9, 2011 at … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Buddhism, UC Berkeley, Professor

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Paula

Institution: University of California – Berkeley, East Asian Languages and Cultures Position: Tenured Professor, Japanese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism: The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenured position in Japanese … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: International Journal of Tantric Studies (IJTS)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Paula

We are seeking academics and bona fide scholars to write and submit finished papers and review papers to our scholarly online publication (established 1995), the *International Journal of Tantric Studies* http://asiatica.org/ijts/. The IJTS is open to all bona fide scholars … Continue reading →

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