Tag Archives: Buddhism

Job Opening: Assistant Professor of Religion (Buddhism Studies)

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Bard College, Division of Social Studies-Religion Program Location: New York, United States Position: Assistant Professor of Religion in the area of Buddhism studies tenure-track BARD COLLEGE invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Religion in … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: East Asian Buddhism, Yale University

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Yale University Location: Connecticut, United States Position: Assistant Professor, Religious Studies YALE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES intends to make a tenure-track appointment in the field of East Asian Buddhism beginning July 1, 2015, at the rank of Assistant Professor. … Continue reading →

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Stanley Weinstein Dissertation Prize: East Asian Buddhism

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Paula

The Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University is pleased to announce the fourth competition for the Stanley Weinstein Dissertation Prize, honoring Professor Weinstein’s many contributions to the study of East Asian Buddhism in North America. The prize will be … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Hell-bent on Heaven in Tateyama mandara: Painting and Religious Practice at a Japanese Mountain

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Paula

Hell-bent on Heaven in Tateyama mandara: Painting and Religious Practice at a Japanese Mountain by Caroline Hirasawa The book is a highly interdisciplinary examination of the Tateyama cult and its material culture, and will be of interest to art historians … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Visiting Position, Buddhist Studies, Rutgers

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Paula

Institution: Rutgers University Location: New Jersey, United States Position: Visiting Assistant Professor The Department of Religion at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track position in Buddhist Studies during the 2014-2015 academic … Continue reading →

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Program: Japan and its Buddhist Traditions

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Paula

The program lasts three months and is based in Kyoto. Classes are held at Ryukoku University’s Omiya campus, where the students also have access to the library, computer cluster, and dining hall. Participants take the following core courses: *Practice and … Continue reading →

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Conference: UK Association of Buddhist Studies Conference 2014: Buddhism and Healing

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Paula

University of Leeds, Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 July 2014 Supported by: School of Modern Languages and Cultures (University of Leeds), East Asian Studies (University of Leeds) and Centre for Religion and Public Life (University of Leeds) This two-day conference will … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Posted on January 26, 2014 by LM

Read about the writing of this book on The University of Michigan Record! Via Princeton University Press. The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Robert E. Buswell Jr. & Donald S. Lopez Jr. Cloth ISBN: 9780691157863 2013 | $65.00 / £44.95 eBook … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Anarchism: The Egalitarian Dharma of Uchiyama Gudō

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Paula

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new work in its Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies series, produced jointly with BDK America, and marketed and distributed by the University of Hawai’i Press. Fabio Rambelli, Zen Anarchism: … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Paula

Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan from the University of Hawaii Press. http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-9072-9780824838980.aspx (320 pages, 11 illustrations, $32.00 paper, $60.00 hardcopy) Experimental Buddhism highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and … Continue reading →

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