Colloquium Lecture Archive
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During the two-thousand year history of Buddhism in China, Guanyin has remained as the most famous Buddhist deity. A Chinese saying aptly describes the great popularity of this savior bodhisattva, ¡°Everybody knows how to chant A-mi-tuo-fo, and every household worships Guanyin.¡± This talk will discuss how and why this came to pass.
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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ students will be presenting written work from an academic course. We look forward to celebrating student discoveries in close reading and shared inquiry!
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Lecture by Rev. Robert McKnight on Black Lives Matter and Its Historical Context
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All students, both BA and MA, are eligible (and strongly encouraged!) to present written work from any 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ class to the entire university.
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In this lecture, Dr. Orsborn explores the hermeneutics and translation of Praj?¨¡p¨¡ramit¨¡ texts, tracing their lineage from Indian Sanskrit, through classical Chinese, and into modern English.
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Lecture by Dr. Michael Nylan on "Politics of the Common Good in Early China." In this lecture, the Shangshu, and its companion piece, the Yi Zhoushu, will be explored for the evidence they provide against contemporary rationales that casts human rights and democracy as antithetical to Chinese tradition. This lecture will show how early thinkers in China argued that the stability of empires rested on democratic notions.
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Lecture by Dr. Kristi Wiley on "An Introduction to Jainism." In this lecture, the basic beliefs of Jainism will be discussed, including the concept of the 24 Jinas or ¡°Spiritual Victors¡± in our cycle of time, Mah¨¡v¨©ra¡¯s teachings regarding the nature of reality, and the emergence of the four main sectarian traditions: ?vet¨¡mbara, Digambara, Sth¨¡nakav¨¡s¨©, and Ter¨¡panth¨©.
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Robert E. Buswell Jr., Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the UCLA Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, is the Irving and Jean Stone Chair in Humanities at UCLA, and the founding director of the university¡¯s Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies. His lecture explores the role of 'doubt' as the principal force driving one towards enlightenment in Korean S?n Buddhism.
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This lecture will provide an introduction to the Buddhism of ancient Gandh¨¡ra and its rediscovered literature, show how scholars decipher and study the G¨¡ndh¨¡r¨© manuscripts, and discuss their relationship to Pali and Chinese Buddhist literature.
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91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Symposium invites you to mark your calendars for the Second Annual 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Student Symposium on Sunday, February 24, 2019.
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Alex de Grassi, contemporary guitarist, composer and one of Mendocino County's own musical luminaries will join with the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ community to explore the sources of musical inspiration and sustaining a lifetime of artistic creativity.
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The First Annual 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Student Symposium will take place on Sunday, February 25.