Table of Contents
- LECTURE> May 22, 2019, “A Window into
Sino-Tibetan Pure Land Practices at Duhuang”
- CONFERENCE> Buddhist Chaplaincy & Faith-Based
Social Services at Columbia May 4-5
by Ichido Kikukawa
Dear Colleagues,
The Research Center for World
Buddhist Cultures at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, will host a special lecture by
Dr. Jonathan Silk (Professor, Leiden University, Netherlands) entitled
"A Window into Sino-Tibetan Pure Land Practices at Duhuang" on May
22, from 1:15 to 2:45pm at the Conference Room, 2nd Floor West Hall, Omiya
Campus, Ryukoku University.
Date:
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, from 1:15 to 2:45pm
Title:
“A Window into Sino-Tibetan Pure Land Practices at Duhuang”
Speaker:
Jonathan Silk (Professor, Leiden University, Netherlands)
Location: Conference Room,
2nd Floor West Hall, Omiya Campus, Ryukoku University, Kyoto
Refer to the following link for information about the location of the
campus.
The lecture is held in English.
There is no fee for participation and no need to register in advance.
For more information, visit our website below.
We look forward to your participation.
Sincerely,
Ichido Kikukawa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures Ryukoku University
by Monica Sanford
Shared at the request of Ven.
Guan Zhen (Ph.D Student, Department of Philosophy at Renmin University of
China, Beijing; Secretary, International Center of Chinese Buddhist
Culture and Education)
Conference of Buddhist Chaplaincy
and Faith-based Social Services
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia
University
International Center of Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education, USA
International Center for Buddhist Studies at Renmin University of China,
Beijing
Columbia University in the City of New York
FREE - All are welcome
In the fields of religion and
social services, Buddhist chaplaincy is a new phenomenon. This not only
reflects the adaptation of Buddhism to modern society, but also shows the
public’s demand for Buddhism in the United States and beyond to share its
love, compassion and wisdom with those in need. This conference will discuss
the development of Buddhist chaplaincy, the theory and practice of
Buddhist chaplaincy in different settings such as hospitals, the
military, higher education, as well as faith-based social services.
Together, we will delve into Buddhist and faith-based approaches to
chaplaincy and social, emotional, and spiritual care through the noble
qualities of loving kindness and compassion, and further develop skillful
means for applying Buddhist and faith-based teachings to guide those in
need through issues in their lives.
May 4, Saturday
7:30-8:30 Breakfast, (Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York
Midtown)
9:20-9:30 Open Ceremony, (Professor Gray Tuttle & Venerable Ben Xing),
(Hamilton 603)
I. Chair: Gray Tuttle (Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan
Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University)
9:30 - 9:50 Su Yon Pak (Senior Director and Associate Professor of
Integrative and Field-Based EducationUnion Theological Seminary) & Kosen
Greg Snyder (Senior Director and Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies Union
Theological Seminary) on “Uncomfortable Wholeness: Buddhist Chaplaincy
Education at a Protestant Seminary”
9:50-10:10 Daijaku Kinst (Noboru and Yaeko Hanyu Professor of Buddhist
Chaplaincy, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA) on “Models of Healing:
Contributions from Buddhist Chaplaincy Graduate Education and Cross-Cultural
Exchange”
10:10-10:30 Victor Gabriel (Professor, University of the West, California)
on “Teaching the Ineffable”
10:30-10:50 Rev. Katherine Rand (Ph.D, Claremont School of Theology, CA) on
“Beyond Mindfulness: Reflective Practice for Buddhist Caregivers and
Clinicians in Formation”
10:50-11:10 Discussion
11:10-11:30 Group Photo (Location: In Front of Low Library)
II．Chair: Emily Click (Assistant Dean for Ministry Studies
and Field Education, Harvard Divinity School)
11:30-11:50 Elaine Yuen (Associate Professor, Naropa University, Colorado)
on “Identity and Cultural Context in Pastoral Care Communication”
11:50-12:10 Tetsuo Ohmura (Professor at Graduate School of Arts and Letters
Tohoku University, Sendai Japan) on “Establishing Interfaith Chaplains
(“rinsho-shukyoshi” 臨床宗教師) in Japan: The
Restrictions on Religious Activity in Public Space as Spiritual Care Providers”
12:10-12:30 Rev. Joseph Rogers (Chaplain, Director of Spiritual Care and
Community, Refuge Recovery Treatment Centers; Director of Education for Visions
Adolescent Treatment Centers) on “Beyond Buddhist-Derived Interventions: A
Proposed Model of Integrated Buddhist Chaplaincy in Addiction Treatment”
12:30-12:50 Rev. Holly Hisamoto (Chaplain, Providence Hospice in Portland,
OR) on “On Sustaining a Buddhist Chaplain: Nurturing Long-Term Vitality as a
Religious Professional”
12:50-13:10 Discussion
12:50-14:00 Lunch (Hamilton 603)
III．Chair: Larry Kong (Ph.D Candidate, Department of East
Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University)
14:00-14:20 Ms. Sylvie Sun (Board Member, Buddhist Global Relief, NYC) on
“Buddhist Global Relief: Changing and Saving Lives 2008-2018”
14:20-14:40 Rey-Sheng Her (Spokesperson and Director of Humanity
Development of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation) on “Healing of Disaster Relief
from Buddhist Compassion”
14:40-15:00 Weipeng Ya, (Ph.D Student, Department of Philosophy, Renmin
University, China) on “Combining Multiple Identities: A Case Study on Lay
Preachers in A Christian Church of the Rural Northern China”
15:00-15:20 Papa Emauele (MA Candidate, Department of Philosophy, Renmin
University, China) on “Chaplaincy in the Chinese Context: A Theoretical Background”
15:20-15:40 Discussion
15:40-16:00 Refreshment
IV．Chair: Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown (Distinguished
Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies Naropa University in Boulder,
Colorado)
16:00-16:20 Venerable Yao Zhi (Abbot of Da Fo Monastery; Director, Cancer
Rehabilitation and Spiritual Care Program at Do Fa Monastery) on “Cancer
Rehabilitation and Life Care: Case Studies from the Great Buddha Monastery in
Guang Zhou, China”
16:20-16:40 Jing X. Kang. M.D., Ph.D (Director, Laboratory for Lipid Medicine
and Technology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School) on
“An Innovative Approach Integrating Buddhist Spiritual Care with Nutritional
Interventions for Cancer Rehabilitation”
16:40-17:00 Rev. Nathan Jishin Michon (Ph.D Candidate, Institute of
Buddhist Studies, Graduate Theological Union and Fulbright Scholar with Tohoku
University) on “The Three Mysteries of Care: Shingon Buddhist Innovation in
Contemporary Japanese Caregiving”
17:00-17:20 Discussion
18:30 Dinner (Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York Midtown) 325
W. 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
May 5th, Sunday
(Kent 403)
7:30-8:30 Breakfast (Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York
Midtown)
V．Chair: Venerable Guan Zhen (Ph.D Student, Department of
Philosophy at Renmin University of China, Beijing; Secretary, International
Center of Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education)
9:30-10:00 Venerable Ben Xing (Dean of Buddhist Academy, Fujian China;
President, the International Center of Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education)
on “Chinese Buddhism: Its Theory for Developing Humanity and Wholesome
Conditions in Society — Case Studies from Kai Yuan Monastery in Fuzhou China”
10:00-10:20 Venerable Neng Ren (Associate Director of the Journal of
Buddhist Studies, Institute of Buddhist Culture of China, Beijing) &
Venerable Guan Zhen (Ph.D Student, Department of Philosophy at Renmin
University of China) on “Master Tai Xu’s (太虚大师) Thoughts on Early Stage of “Buddhist Chaplaincy” – from Theory to
Practice”
10:20-10:40 Dedong Wei (Associate Professor of Department of Philosophy
& Director of International Center for Buddhist Studies at Renmin
University of China) on “Buddhist Chaplaincy: Exploration of Chinese Buddhism
in the US”
10:40-11:00 Discussion
11:00-11:30 Refreshment
VI．Chair: Elaine Yuen (Associate Professor, Naropa
University, Colorado)
11:30-11:50 Rev. Raymond M. McDonald (Chaplain, Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA) on “Applied Buddhism in Mental Health
Chaplaincy: Cases & Concepts”
11:50-12:10 Rev. Holly Ferguson (Ph.D University of Southern California,
CA) on “An Integrative Theoretical Framework Through which to View the
Wellbeing of Military Veterans Serving in VOADs”
12:10-12:30 Chaplain (CPT) Christopher Mohr (M.Div, U.S. Army) on “The
Angulimala Paradox: A Buddhist Chaplain’s Meditation on Moral Injury, Spiritual
Arson, and Spiritual Care in an Era of Unsustainable Operational Tempo
(OPTEMPO)”
12:30-12:50 Chaplain (LT) Aroon Seeda (M.Div, U.S. Navy Reserve &
Federal Bureau of Prison) on “Buddhist Chaplaincy: A Case Study of
Buddhist Chaplain Aroon Seeda Serving in the United States Navy and Federal
Bureau of Prison”
12:50-13:10 Discussion
13:10-14:30 Lunch (Kent 403)
VII. Chair: Daijaku Kinst (Noboru and Yaeko Hanyu Professor of
Buddhist Chaplaincy; Director, Buddhist Chaplaincy Program, Institute of
Buddhist Studies, Graduate Theological Union)
14:30-14:50 Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown (Distinguished Professor of
Contemplative and Religious Studies Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado) on
“Contemporary Buddhist Chaplaincy as Skillful Means: A View from the
Bodhisattva Vimalakirti”
14:50-15:10 Sensei Koshin Paley Ellision & Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell
(New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care) on “Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative
Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care”
15:10-15:30 Rev. Monica Sanford (Ph.D, Assistant Director of Spirituality
and Religious Life, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY) on “Preparing
Buddhist Chaplains to Serve in Higher Education”
15:30-15:50 Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim (MTS, Coordinator of Buddhist Life, Yale
University) on “University Buddhist Chaplaincy”
15:50-16:10 Discussion
16:10-16:30 Refreshment
16:30-17:30 Open/Free Talk
Chair: Dedong Wei (Associate Professor of Department of Philosophy &
Director of International Center for Buddhist Studies at Renmin University of
China)
18:30 Dinner (Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott New York Midtown) 325
W. 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
