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LECTURE > Buddhist Forum at SOAS: lecture by Prof. Steven Heine on 26 October, with seminar on the 28th
by Yael Shiri
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the first event in this year’s
Buddhist Forum series. This long-standing series is now enjoying the support of
the Khyentse Foundation, which allows for leading scholars from across the
globe to come to SOAS and present their ongoing research. Thursday lectures
will now be as a rule followed by a seminar, on Saturday mornings,
allowing for speakers to present their work in more details and read extracts
from primary sources for postgraduate students and researchers.
Our
first guest this term, hosted in partnership with the Centre for the Study of
Japanese Religions (CSJR) on 26 and
28 October, will
be Prof. Steven Heine of Florida International University. The full details of
the event can be found below.
You can
find more information about the series and forthcoming events on our website or Facebook page.
While the lecture and seminar are both free and open to the
public, the seminar requires registration and familiarity with the language(s)
involved. To register, please write to Yael Shiri ( ys13@soas.ac.uk).
With kind regards,
Vincent Tournier
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Philosophy and Philology in Edo Commentaries on Dōgen's
Shōbōgenzō: Construction and Deconstruction of the 95-Fascicle Honzan Edition
Steven
Heine (Florida International University)
Date: 26
October 2017Time: 5:30
PM
Finishes: 26
October 2017Time: 7:00
PM
Venue: SOAS,
Brunei Gallery Room: B111
Type of Event: Lecture
Abstract
The
Shōbōgenzō 正法眼蔵 by
Dōgen (1200-1253), founder of the Sōtō Zen sect in medieval Japan, has become
one of the best-known East Asian Buddhist texts because its intricate evocation
and eloquent elucidation of Chinese Chan sources in Japanese vernacular
emphasizes a dynamic view of reality and multi-perspectival approach to
discourse. However, there remain many misconceptions about the formation and
structure of the text, especially in terms of how, when, where, and why it was
written. The aim of this lecture is to correct one of the main areas of
oversight by highlighting the role of more than six dozen Edo-period
commentaries neglected in Western scholarship, while showing that only through
examining these complex materials in terms of their respective approaches to
textual hermeneutics involving philosophy and philology can the gap between the
author’s intentionality and modern interpretations be bridged.
Reading Chan/Zen Poetry: To Write or Not To Write
Date: 28 October 2017Time: 10:00 AM
Finishes: 28
October 2017Time: 1:00
PM
Venue: SOAS,
Paul Webley Wing (Senate House) Room: S312
Type of Event: Seminar
Description
Examining
key examples of 12th-14th century Zen verses that reflect on the debate about
where the poetic imagination reflects and enhances or distracts and detracts
from the awakened mind.
