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- QUERY> On Saṅghabheda Kamma
- CFP> “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science” to be held at the XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS), University of Toronto, August 20-25, 2017
QUERY> On Saṅghabheda Kamma
by Bertram G. Liyanage
Dear friends,There are number of problems regarding the understanding of saṅghabheda kamma (dividing the monastic community). Basically it is a monastic rule recoded in the Vinaya and is also considered one of five grievous sins (ānantariya pāpa). According to the Cullavaggapali of the Pāli canon, saṅghabheda is possible due to a controversy of dhamma or vinaya. It seems that saṅghabheda becomes evident by practicing uposatha separately. So,
- Is Saṅghabheda not happened during the division into Nikāyas, either as Mahayana or Theravada?
- Have you found any reference that one tradition (Theravada, Mahāsaṅghika etc.) accuses another of saṅghabheda?
- Though many scholars admit that impossibility/difficulty of identifying "original" or "pure" teachings of the Buddha, is this saṅghabhedha rule not essential?
Bertram G. Liyanage
Visiting Instructor
Buddhist Studies Unit
University of Colombo
CFP> “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science” to be held at the XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS), University of Toronto, August 20-25, 2017
by Ruth Satinsky
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Type:
Call for Papers
Date:
May 15, 2016 to August 1, 2016
Subject Fields:
South Asian History / Studies, Religious Studies and
Theology, Cultural History / Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS
Panel on “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science” to be held at the XVIIIth Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS)
University of Toronto
August 20-25, 2017
Dear Colleagues,
Papers addressing questions related to the following topic of the panel on “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science” are invited:
Cosmological concepts, from the structure and
evolution of the universe to the notion of space and time, form an important
backdrop to the contents of many Buddhist texts. However, within the pan-Indian
cultural and religious milieu, similar but often subtly varied cosmological
concepts are embedded within a vast body of literature belonging to the
Brahmanical, Jaina, or other heterodox traditions. Even amongst the Buddhist
sources, there is an array of differing cosmological concepts from Abhidharma
to the Tantric tradition. In some cases, cosmological notions may bear features
of a particular cultural group or substratum. In other cases, hybridized
notions may result from the contact among different traditions and cultures.
How do all these converging and diverging concepts relate to each other? To
what degree, if any, have they influenced each other? This panel would like to
invite scholars from different specializations to examine and compare various
cosmological concepts found in Buddhist literature with similar ones observed
in other Indian traditions. Topics based on texts from a variety of domains,
including sacred literature, jyotiṣa, philosophy, science, sacred geography, history,
architecture, and art history are welcome.
The submission period for abstracts opens May 15, 2016 and closes August 1, 2016.
Abstracts of no more than 500 words and
preferably in Word and PDF format should be sent to Dr. Bill M. Mak mak@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp
and Ruth Satinsky ruth.satinsky@unil.ch,
the convenors of the panel on “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science.”
Please note: It is IABS policy that official
Congress proceedings, including papers and presentations, be conducted in an
English-language medium.
General information about panels (from the Second Circular http://www.iabs2017-uoft.ca/contact/ ):
“In following with past congresses, the
proceedings in Toronto will consist of both panel presentations and paper
sections. Panels have been proposed by their respective convenor(s), and will
consist of no more than six papers, each 20 minutes in length, each followed by
a 10 minute discussion period. All told, panels will last half a day, including
a coffee and tea break after the first three papers. The organizers will strive
to ensure that papers in each panel begin and end in unison to allow
participants to attend select papers from multiple panels.”
[…]
“Panels, unlike sections, are organized by their
respective convenor(s), who are responsible for their academic standard,
thematic cohesion, and timely submission. Should you wish to contribute a paper
towards the conference that in your eyes may fit one of the announced panels,
you should contact the convenor(s) directly through the email addresses
provided below, before submitting a paper proposal to one of the sections. All
decisions regarding acceptance of paper proposals are made by the convenor(s).
Once panels have been filled, their convenor(s) can close the panels and direct
further submissions to paper sections instead.”
An additional note to panel participants
from the organizers:
“Panel participants in their role as speakers,
convenors, moderators, or discussants are allowed to contribute to the
conference in no more than one of these roles and in any of those roles only
once. In other words, a speaker on a panel cannot function as a speaker or as a
convenor, moderator or a discussant in any other panel or event during the
conference. The purpose of this restriction is to allow for the greatest
possible diversity of conference contributors and to avoid putting additional
scheduling constraints onto the programming process with the aim of
prioritizing a content-oriented scheduling of events rather than one that takes
into account individual availability.”
Queries pertaining to the panel on “Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science” can be mailed to ruth.satinsky@unil.ch . After July 1, 2016, they can be mailed to both ruth.satinsky@unil.ch and mak@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Otherwise, for general information
pertaining to the panels, sections, academic program, schedule, IABS membership
dues, registration fee, accomodations, visa requirements, etc., please consult
the the website of the XVIIIth Congress of the IABS: http://www.iabs2017-uoft.ca/.
To receive official IABS XVIIIth Congress
email notifications:
As all future communication will be distributed
via email, those who wish to attend or stay abreast of Congress news should
fill out the electronic “Mailing List” request form found at the IABS website: http://www.iabs2017-uoft.ca/contact/.
Please write to Christoph Emmrich, directly, if you have any questions or
concerns about future communication: christoph.emmrich@utoronto.ca
.
IABS membership and Congress registration fee reminder (from the Second Circular):
“[The organizers] would like to remind everyone
that they must be a fully paid member of IABS for the year 2017 in order to
attend the event, deliver a paper, or sit on a panel in Toronto. To be a member
of the association in 2017, those wishing to participate in the Congress will
need to pay their IABS dues by December 31, 2016. All participants will also
need to pay a Congress registration fee used to help cover the cost of hosting
the event (cf. Second Circular). IABS membership can be secured through the
online form at the IABS website: www.iabsinfo.net. Kindly keep in mind that on registration,
to complete the process aspiring participants will be required to provide proof
of payment of their IABS dues for 2017. Initial enquiries about eligibility
should be sent to the association’s Secretary General, Dr. Ulrich Pagel (up1@soas.ac.uk).”
The convenors of the IABS panel on
“Buddhist Cosmology and Astral Science”
Dr. Bill M. Mak
Associate Professor
Institute for Research in Humanities
Kyoto University
mak@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Associate Professor
Institute for Research in Humanities
Kyoto University
mak@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp
and
Ruth Satinsky
PhD Candidate
Department of Slavic and South Asian Languages and Civilizations
Faculty of Arts
University of Lausanne
ruth.satinsky@unil.ch
PhD Candidate
Department of Slavic and South Asian Languages and Civilizations
Faculty of Arts
University of Lausanne
ruth.satinsky@unil.ch
Contact Info:
Dr. Bill M. MakAssociate Professor
Institute for Research in Humanities
Kyoto University
mak@zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp
and
Ruth Satinsky
PhD Candidate
Department of Slavic and South Asian Languages and Civilisations
Faculty of Arts
University of Lausanne
ruth.satinsky@unil.ch
Contact Email:
