Symposium on New Directions in the Study of Chan Buddhism at McMaster University

Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan, China

Symposium on New Directions in the Study of Chan Buddhism at McMaster University

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We are glad to announce that McMaster University Centre for Buddhist Studies is going to hold a symposium on New Directions in the Study of Chan Buddhism. The symposium is supported by the Tianzhu Global Network in Buddhist Studies.

When: 2:30 pm, Friday May 11, 2018

Venue: Great Hall, University Club, McMaster University

 

Presenters:

Natasha Heller, University of Virginia, “The Cultural Contours of Post-Song Chan Buddhism: Lessons from the Study of Zhongfeng Mingben 

Jiang Wu, University of Arizona, “Dilemmas and Dogmas in Chan Studies: Further Thoughts on East Asian Buddhism in Later Centuries”

5 pm – Roundtable (James A. Benn, Natasha Heller, Jiang Wu)

6 pm – Reception

 

If interested, please RSVP to bennjam@mcmaster.ca.