Happy 2016!
We are pleased to announce our first event of the new year. We hope to see you
next week!
Beyond
Mindfulness: Buddhism & Health in Global and Historical Perspective
A colloquium talk by C. Pierce Salguero, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
Asian History & Religious Studies (The Abington College of Penn State
University)
Friday, January 22, 2016
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
The past few years have seen the emergence of the so-called “Mindfulness
Revolution” in mainstream American popular culture. More recently, a
backlash has emerged that criticizes the focus on the health benefits
of meditation as a misguided and superficial form of “Buddhist
modernism.” The controversy has overshadowed both the
deep historical roots of the connection between Buddhism and health, as
well as the diversity of these Buddhist healing methods beyond merely
meditation. Dr. Salguero’s talk will situate the contemporary focus on the
health benefits of meditation within the global history of Buddhism and
medicine. He will outline the many rich and complex Buddhist approaches to
healing that have been (and still are) used globally, and will suggest
directions for further historical and clinical research beyond meditation.Dr. Salguero is an interdisciplinary humanities scholar interested in the role of Buddhism in the crosscultural exchange of medical ideas. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University, and teaches Asian history, religion, and culture at Penn State University’s Abington College, located near Philadelphia. The major theme in his scholarship is the interplay between the global transmission and local reception of Buddhist knowledge about health, disease, and the body.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Asia Institute, Center for the Study of Religion, Mindfulness Awareness Research Center, and the Department of History.
Cost : Free and open to the public
Center for Buddhist Studies
