The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge is holding another lecture in the “Book Culture in Buddhism and Beyond Lecture Series”. We will welcome Dr. Gregory Scott from the University of Manchester to give a talk on “The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China”. Please see more details below and join us for the event. Coffee/tea and biscuits will be provided!
Time: 14:00, 29 April, 2024
Venue: Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity (Sidgwick Site, Cambridge, CB3 9DP)
Title: The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China
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Dear colleagues,
The BuddhistRoad Team is happy to announce that its third conference proceedings was just published open access.
A Favorable Constellation of the Stars
Conference organized by Tejas Aralere (University of New Hampshire), Charlotte Gorant (Columbia University), and Alexander Jones (NYU-ISAW)
Friday, May 3, 2024
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Dear friends and colleagues,
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Yin-Cheng Journal of Contemporary Buddhism. This open access peer-reviewed academic journal examines how Buddhist thought and practice can illuminate the major ethical, environmental, and social questions of our time.
The Yin-Cheng Journal of Contemporary Buddhism is published in English through Cambria Press—some of you may have seen us at the Cambria booth at the recent Association of Asian Studies annual meeting—and in Chinese through Linking Publisher. The journal is part of the Yin-Cheng Network for Buddhist Studies
This is a reminder about the Buddhist Education Foundation of Canada Annual Article Award
Submissions are due April 15th.
If you have any questions about this award or wish to make a submission, please write to contact@thecjbs.org.
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2024 DILA CLASSICAL BUDDHIST CHINESE LANGUAGE SUMMER WORKSHOP
Dear colleagues,
Just a reminder that applications for the forthcoming summer program, '2024 DILA Classical Buddhist Chinese Language Summer Workshop' will be closing on April 15. There are still a few more days for application, and we hope you can encourage any currently enrolled graduate students with a foundation in classical Buddhist Chinese languages and texts to apply.
Guest editors Karen Derris, Natalie Gummer, and Maria Heim are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics:
Becoming a Student, Remaining a Student, Never Less than a Student: A Special Issue in Honor of Charles Hallisey <https://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2024/04/Hallisey_Special-Issue_FD_24-.pdf>
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The Month of Emerging Scholars in Asian Studies (U.Delaware, April 10 to April 24)