jueves, 6 de noviembre de 2014

Lecture: D. T. Suzuki and the Making of a Modern Pure Land Buddhism

Dear colleagues,

The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies, North American District, invites you to a public lecture at the American Academy of Religion, San Diego, November 23, 2014.

D. T. Suzuki and the Making of a Modern Pure Land Buddhism
by Prof. James Dobbins

D. T. Suzuki, who is well known for popularizing Zen Buddhism in the West, also wrote extensively on Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. This talk examines Suzuki’s attempt to articulate Pure Land Buddhism in a language compatible to modern intellectual, religious, and philosophic concerns.

James Dobbins is the James H Fairchild Professor of Religion at Oberlin College, Ohio, and has written numerous books on Jodo Shinshu, including Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan.

Response by Prof. Melissa Anne-Marie Curley, University of Iowa, follows.

Sunday, November 23 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel
Grand Ballroom B
675 L St, San Diego

Free and open to the public.

http://www.iasbs.org