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<< PRIME MINISTER'S DIARY
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- Prime Minister Visits the Middle East and the Republic of
Djibouti, G20 St. Petersburg Summit. And Tokyo elected as the host city of the
Olympic Games in 2020.
<< COVER STORY >>
[Mount
Fuji]
- Mount Fuji: World Heritage Site
- An Interview with Mr.
Seiichi Kondo
- Mount Fuji: Road to the soul
- Alone in its Union of Grace
and Majesty: Mount Fuji in art and culture
- Protecting the Outstanding
Universal Value of Mt Fuji: Conservation efforts
- Journeying to Fuji
Country: Tourism information for Mount Fuji and
Environs
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STUDENTS’ CORNER >>
- Otsukimi
<< SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY >>
- "K" Computer
<< JAPANESE ABROAD
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- A Dandelion in Cebu: Takako Yamada
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PREFECTURES: FROM A TO Y >>
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Hiroshima/Hokkaido
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viernes, 4 de octubre de 2013
SCHOLARSHIPS. Deadline for scholarships at Munich extended
Dear colleagues,
This mail is to inform you that the deadline for applications to the 2 PhD scholarships at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich - posted on this list 6 weeks ago - has been extended by one month. So the new deadline is 15 November 2013!
Here is the announcement for the scholarships again:
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites applications
for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism:
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2013
Start of scholarship: Spring semester 2014 or later
Duration of scholarship: 3 or 4 years
Scholarship amount: 1000 € per month + insurance + support for rent + 460€ per year
Scholarship donor: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The selection process comprises two stages: Applications are sent to
the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies in Munich. The program will
select promising candidates and forward their materials to the DAAD. In
a second stage, an election committee chosen by the DAAD will decide
upon the successful candidates. It is expected that the successful
candidates will be chosen and informed by March 2014.
The prerequisites for application are non-German citizenship (foreign
applicants should not have lived in Germany for more than fifteen months
at the time of their application), a Master of Arts or Magister Artium
degree or equivalent, excellent knowledge of at least one Buddhist
source language, outstanding qualifications in the subject and fluency
in English. A basic knowledge of German is also desirable and
willingness to learn German/improve German language skills will be
expected.
For details concerning the application, please visit our homepage:
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd_scholarships/index.html
If you have any remaining questions with regard to the scholarships, please write to
paulus.kaufmann@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
With best regards
Paulus Kaufmann
Promotionsprogramm Buddhismus-Studien
der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München
Oettingenstrasse 67
80538 München
Germany
This mail is to inform you that the deadline for applications to the 2 PhD scholarships at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich - posted on this list 6 weeks ago - has been extended by one month. So the new deadline is 15 November 2013!
Here is the announcement for the scholarships again:
The Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany invites applications
for two PhD scholarships for dissertation projects related to Buddhism:
Deadline for applications: 15 November 2013
Start of scholarship: Spring semester 2014 or later
Duration of scholarship: 3 or 4 years
Scholarship amount: 1000 € per month + insurance + support for rent + 460€ per year
Scholarship donor: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
The selection process comprises two stages: Applications are sent to
the Doctoral Program in Buddhist Studies in Munich. The program will
select promising candidates and forward their materials to the DAAD. In
a second stage, an election committee chosen by the DAAD will decide
upon the successful candidates. It is expected that the successful
candidates will be chosen and informed by March 2014.
The prerequisites for application are non-German citizenship (foreign
applicants should not have lived in Germany for more than fifteen months
at the time of their application), a Master of Arts or Magister Artium
degree or equivalent, excellent knowledge of at least one Buddhist
source language, outstanding qualifications in the subject and fluency
in English. A basic knowledge of German is also desirable and
willingness to learn German/improve German language skills will be
expected.
For details concerning the application, please visit our homepage:
http://www.en.buddhismus-studien.uni-muenchen.de/currentissues/phd_scholarships/index.html
If you have any remaining questions with regard to the scholarships, please write to
paulus.kaufmann@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
With best regards
Paulus Kaufmann
Promotionsprogramm Buddhismus-Studien
der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München
Oettingenstrasse 67
80538 München
Germany
CASS Lectures by Dr. Orna Almogi on 9 October, 2013
Dear colleagues:
The CASS Center for Sanskrit Studies and the Institute of Philosophy is
pleased to invite Dr. Orna Almogi, University of Hamburg, to deliver one
lecture on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. Please be so kind as to forward
this announcement to any students or colleagues who you feel may be
interested in joining us. Please see the details below.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
HE Huanhuan
******
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Conference Room 940, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences No.5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Language: English
LECTURE : The Māyopamādvayavāda–Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavāda Distinction¾A Survey of
Eleventh-Century Indian Sources
ABSTRACT:
Both ways of subclassifying Madhyamaka¾that is, the division into
Sautrāntika-Madhyamaka and Yogācāra-Madhyamaka prevalent during the early
propagation of Buddhism in Tibet and the division into
Svātantrika-Madhyamaka and Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka introduced during the
later propagation period¾have been attempts made by Tibetan scholars to
systematically define and differentiate the various strands of Madhyamaka
found in Indian sources. However, although these two ways of subclassifying
Madhyamaka are based on in one way or another correct observations by
Tibetan scholars, they do not seem to have existed as such in India. In
fact the only clear distinction between two branches of Madhyamaka found in
Indian sources seems to be the division into Māyopamādvayavāda and
Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavāda, that is, into ” (henceforth Māyopamavāda)
and “those
who maintain that all phenomena have no substratum whatsoever” (henceforth
Apratiṣṭhānavāda).
As already noted by various scholars, this division can be traced to
several Indian sources, including the *Tattvaratnāvalī* of Advayavajra
(11th cent.), the *Paramārtha-bodhicittabhāvanākrama* ascribed to a certain
Aśvaghoṣa/Śūra, and Candraharipāda’s (11th cent.) *Ratnamālā*. One may add
here Jñānavajra’s *Tattvamārgadarśana*, several other works by Advayavajra,
the *Guruparamparakramopadeśa* by the latter’s disciple Vajrapāṇi (11th
cent.), and several works ascribed to Atiśa. Most of these sources can be
dated with certainty to the eleventh century, and it could well be that
this is also when this division came into existence, and that too, probably
in circles of scholars belonging to the Madhyamaka–Vajrayāna synthesis.
We now have sufficient evidence that this division was also prevalent in
Tibet in the 11th century, and probably also in the 12th century. In fact
several prominent Tibetan scholars can be identified as Apratiṣṭhānavādin.
At the same time, however, we also know that the Māyopamavāda–
Apratiṣṭhānavāda distinction has been vehemently criticized and even
entirely rejected by numerous Tibetan scholars and that finally it faded
out, while the Svātantrika–Prāsaṅgika distinction has in course of time
become the dominant Madhyamaka subclassification in Tibet.
The nature of the Māyopamavāda–Apratiṣṭhānavāda distinction is still very
much unclear and further studies would be required in order to thoroughly
understand it. Thus in my talk I would merely address some of the main
problems or ambiguities connected with this subdivision and briefly discuss
the controversy surrounding it.
******
ALL WELCOME
Please note that this event is free and open to the public, and no
registration is required.
For directions to the venue, please visit the website:
http://philosophy.cass.cn
For further information, please contact HE Huanhuan at:
pkuhhh@gmail.com
HE Huanhuan, PhD,
Lecturer, Center for Sanskrit Studies
Institute of Philosophy
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
No.5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing, China
Email: pkuhhh@gmail.com
Tel: +86 (0) 10-8519-5526
The CASS Center for Sanskrit Studies and the Institute of Philosophy is
pleased to invite Dr. Orna Almogi, University of Hamburg, to deliver one
lecture on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013. Please be so kind as to forward
this announcement to any students or colleagues who you feel may be
interested in joining us. Please see the details below.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
HE Huanhuan
******
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Conference Room 940, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences No.5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Language: English
LECTURE : The Māyopamādvayavāda–Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavāda Distinction¾A Survey of
Eleventh-Century Indian Sources
ABSTRACT:
Both ways of subclassifying Madhyamaka¾that is, the division into
Sautrāntika-Madhyamaka and Yogācāra-Madhyamaka prevalent during the early
propagation of Buddhism in Tibet and the division into
Svātantrika-Madhyamaka and Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka introduced during the
later propagation period¾have been attempts made by Tibetan scholars to
systematically define and differentiate the various strands of Madhyamaka
found in Indian sources. However, although these two ways of subclassifying
Madhyamaka are based on in one way or another correct observations by
Tibetan scholars, they do not seem to have existed as such in India. In
fact the only clear distinction between two branches of Madhyamaka found in
Indian sources seems to be the division into Māyopamādvayavāda and
Sarvadharmāpratiṣṭhānavāda, that is, into ” (henceforth Māyopamavāda)
and “those
who maintain that all phenomena have no substratum whatsoever” (henceforth
Apratiṣṭhānavāda).
As already noted by various scholars, this division can be traced to
several Indian sources, including the *Tattvaratnāvalī* of Advayavajra
(11th cent.), the *Paramārtha-bodhicittabhāvanākrama* ascribed to a certain
Aśvaghoṣa/Śūra, and Candraharipāda’s (11th cent.) *Ratnamālā*. One may add
here Jñānavajra’s *Tattvamārgadarśana*, several other works by Advayavajra,
the *Guruparamparakramopadeśa* by the latter’s disciple Vajrapāṇi (11th
cent.), and several works ascribed to Atiśa. Most of these sources can be
dated with certainty to the eleventh century, and it could well be that
this is also when this division came into existence, and that too, probably
in circles of scholars belonging to the Madhyamaka–Vajrayāna synthesis.
We now have sufficient evidence that this division was also prevalent in
Tibet in the 11th century, and probably also in the 12th century. In fact
several prominent Tibetan scholars can be identified as Apratiṣṭhānavādin.
At the same time, however, we also know that the Māyopamavāda–
Apratiṣṭhānavāda distinction has been vehemently criticized and even
entirely rejected by numerous Tibetan scholars and that finally it faded
out, while the Svātantrika–Prāsaṅgika distinction has in course of time
become the dominant Madhyamaka subclassification in Tibet.
The nature of the Māyopamavāda–Apratiṣṭhānavāda distinction is still very
much unclear and further studies would be required in order to thoroughly
understand it. Thus in my talk I would merely address some of the main
problems or ambiguities connected with this subdivision and briefly discuss
the controversy surrounding it.
******
ALL WELCOME
Please note that this event is free and open to the public, and no
registration is required.
For directions to the venue, please visit the website:
http://philosophy.cass.cn
For further information, please contact HE Huanhuan at:
pkuhhh@gmail.com
HE Huanhuan, PhD,
Lecturer, Center for Sanskrit Studies
Institute of Philosophy
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
No.5 Jianguomennei Dajie, Beijing, China
Email: pkuhhh@gmail.com
Tel: +86 (0) 10-8519-5526
IV SEI sobre POLITICA CHINA
Estimad@s amig@s,
Ya está en marcha la convocatoria del IV SIMPOSIO ELECTRÓNICO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE POLÍTICA CHINA.
Toda la información, aquí: http://www.asiared.com/es/notices/2013/09/iv-simposio-electronico-internacional-sobre-politica-china-4285.php
Cordialmente,
Xulio Ríos
Ya está en marcha la convocatoria del IV SIMPOSIO ELECTRÓNICO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE POLÍTICA CHINA.
Toda la información, aquí: http://www.asiared.com/es/notices/2013/09/iv-simposio-electronico-internacional-sobre-politica-china-4285.php
Cordialmente,
Xulio Ríos
martes, 1 de octubre de 2013
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