AABS- AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION of BUDDHIST STUDIES

Inaugural AABS Melbourne Seminar

On the 11th of November 2011, the inaugural AABS Melbourne seminar took place at Monash University’s Caulfield Campus, coordinated by Ruth Fitzpatrick and Dr Anna Halafoff. Professor Greg Barton and Professor Judith Snodgrass welcomed participants, and Dr David Templeman and Dr Di Cousens introduced the presenters. The guest speakers were Professor Adrian Snodgrass and Dr Peter Friedlander.
Prof Snodgrass discussed the significance of ritual in the understanding of deities and iconography. (See abstract below). Dr Friedlander provided a complex account of the relationship between Buddhism, peace and conflict throughout history in multiple Asian contexts. (See abstract below).

The presentations were followed by lively questions and discussions. Representatives from the Buddhist Council of Victoria, the Monash Buddhist Society, academics from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, as well as ordained Sangha and undergraduate students attended the seminar and a dinner to celebrate the inaugural event. The evening was enjoyed by all, and plans have been set in place to develop an AABS Buddhist seminar series in Melbourne coordinated by Dr Friedlander and Dr Halafoff.
Photos of the event can be viewed at: https://picasaweb.google.com/107229944075848338841/AABSMonash11Nov11?authkey=Gv1sRgCIyQpoOAspS8fg&feat=email

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AABS Executive

Adrian Snodgrass - Role Reversals in Buddhist Rituals
The process whereby Buddhism assimilated the Hindu gods and goddesses has been well documented. This process, however, was not merely one of absorbing these deities into the Buddhist pantheon to act as guardians of the Dharma. There are other layers of assimilation that perhaps are not so familiar. In Buddhist rituals involving Hindu divinities there is a recurrent theme of the reversal of the roles played by benign and malignant beings in the Hindu epics. In Buddhist rituals of subjugation evil demons are invoked to subjugate the very same gods and goddesses who the epics record as having conquered them. Another characteristic of the Buddhist rituals is the frequent recourse to the rhetoric of armed conflict and violent confrontation in the name of conquering non-Buddhist systems of belief.
These themes are developed by reference to the Sanskrit mantr as and seed syllables used in rituals of subjugation (kōfukuhō) practised in the Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism.

Peter Friedlander - Conflict and Peace in Buddhism.
This paper examines Buddhist involvement in war and the apparent paradox inherent in this if Buddhism is seen as a world renouncing pacifist religion. I will look at Buddhist teachings on the sources of conflict and methods for conflict resolution in Buddhism. However, I will argue that whilst inner peace in the monastic community is to be maintained by acceptance of spiritual authority, in the secular state Buddhism has also always sanctioned the exercise of state power, including violence, or the threat of violence, in order to maintain peace in the world. In order to illustrate this I will explore Indian Buddhist models for the state and the sangha and how as Buddhism spread from India into East Asia the idea of Buddhist support for the state was influenced by its interaction with East Asian notions of kingship. I will conclude by exploring Buddhist involvement in wars in Sri Lanka, China, Korea and Japanese and this relates to contemporary Buddhist Peace Movements.

La mujer en la India

Martes 29 de noviembre / 9.30 horas

Sesión académica a cargo de la Doctora Sonya Surabhi Gupta, Directora del Centro de Estudios para Europa y América Latina (CELAS) de la Universidad Nacional Islámica, organizada por el Comité de Asuntos Asiáticos del CARI.

Sonya Surabhi Gupta
Es Fundadora, Directora y Profesora del Centro de Estudios para Europa y América Latina (CELAS) de Jamia Millia Islamia (Universidad Nacional Islámica), Nueva Delhi. Realizó su doctorado en lengua española en la Universidad Jawaharlal Nehru, Nueva Delhi. Posee un Certificado de Aptitud en Enseñanza de la lengua española de la Escuela Oficial de Madrid. Es fundadora y presidió el Centro para Estudios Hispánicos del Instituto de Idiomas de Hyderabad, donde previamente se desempeñó como profesora. Integra varios comités universitarios.

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“Leituras da arte japonesa: espaço, figuras e mediação”

Ciclo de palestras de três professores pesquisadores da arte japonesa no MASP:

• Morihiro Satow da Universidade Kyoto Seika do Japão,



• Madalena Hashimoto Cordaro da Universidade de São Paulo e



• Michiko Okano da Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
  
  Morihiro Satow apresenta um diálogo entre Japão e Ocidente na Era Moderna Japonesa, enfocando a mudança ocorrida no sentido de “espaço”, a recepção da perspectiva linear no Japão e suas influências na cultura visual ocidental. Madalena Cordaro faz um recorte na representação da figura humana na pintura e mostra o seccionamento de procedimentos técnicos aliados a temas dominantes e discute a pertinência dos termos como pintura-japonesa (yamato-e), pintura chinesa (kara-e), pintura ocidental (yoga). Michiko Okano fala a respeito de uma peculiaridade japonesa denominada Ma, uma mediação espacio-temporal que perfaz um modo distinto de ver e pensar o mundo e o exemplifica por meio da arquitetura tradicional e contemporânea japonesa..
  
  Data: dia 20 de novembro (domingo)das 10:30h às 13:00
  Local: pequeno auditório do MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo) – Av. Paulista, 1578. Tel. 3251 5644
  
  Título das palestras

Morihiro Satow
“Perspectiva vernacularizada e o sentido de “Espaço” no Imaginário Visual no início da Era Moderna Japonesa”
(com interpretação consecutiva)

Madalena Hashimoto Cordaro
“A representação da figura (humana) nas artes visuais do Japão”

Michiko Okano
“A mediação Ma: espaço-tempo japonês

MORIHIRO SATOW

“Perspectiva vernacularizada e o sentido de “Espaço” no Imaginário Visual no início da Era Moderna Japonesa”

Pode-se dizer que, grosso modo, nas representações visuais japonesas pré-modernas não existia nenhum senso de “espaço” – isto é, do espaço racional, cartesiano, do contexto ocidental pós-renascentista. Os modos japoneses de traduzir o mundo tridimensional para uma superfície bidimensional podem ser mais bem compreendidos como um reconhecimento isométrico ou cartográfico do mundo. Mesmo assim, quando a perspectiva linear ocidental foi introduzida em meados do século XVIII, a técnica prevaleceu de imediato, especialmente no imaginário popular, como um novo artifício visual. A perspectiva foi logo vernacularizada e produziu um senso único de “espaço” nas representações visuais japonesas. Nesta palestra, gostaria de dar uma visão geral da recepção da perspectiva linear no Japão pré-moderno e das influências geradas por ela, por sua vez, na cultura visual ocidental.
-MADALENA HASHIMOTO CORDARO
“A representação da figura (humana) nas artes visuais do Japão”
-MICHIKO OKANO
“A mediação Ma: espaço-tempo japonês”

O Japão possui uma peculiaridade que o diferencia do Ocidente, um pensamento que articula conjuntamente o espaço e o tempo sem dualizá-los; uma compreensão do vazio não como nada, mas como potência, um vir-a-ser; uma fronteira que ata em vez de dividir e separar. É a mediação Ma que formata um modo de ver, sentir e vivenciar o mundo de uma maneira distinta que as visões ocidentais. Pretende-se apresentar o elemento Ma por meio de exemplos da arquitetura tradicional (residências, templos e santuários) e da contemporânea (Tadao Ando e SANAA).

Fuente: Do Cultural - Jojospe

Japan Focus

The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
In-depth critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific . . . and the world.
The Asia-Pacific Journal seeks to illuminate the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations and forces for change in the modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific

Fuente: japanfocus.org

VISITA DE AUTORIDADES DE GOBIERNO DE LA CIUDAD DE GOYANG, COREA DEL SUR A LA CAC

La Cámara Argentina deComercio, organizó un Encuentro Binacional, con motivo de la visita a nuestro país del Alcalde de la ciudad de Goyang, Corea del Sur y su comitiva.

La Delegación de Goyang estuvo encabezada por el Alcalde, Sr. Choi Sung, y por el Director de la Oficina Comercial de Corea en Argentina, Lee Jung Hun. Asistieron además funcionarios y asesores de Gobierno de la mencionada ciudad. Por la Cámara Argentina de Comercio, las palabras de bienvenida estuvieron a cargo del Tesorero de la Entidad, Luis A. Bertolini, quien estuvo acompañado por el Economista Jefe, Gabriel Molteni y los equipos de trabajo del área de Economía y Comercio Exterior de la Entidad.

Durante el encuentro se trataron temas referidos a la relación comercial entre ambos países, oportunidades de negocios e intercambio. Asimismo, en el evento se propició la futura firma de un Acuerdo de Cooperación Económica-Comercial, entre la CAC, el Gobierno de Goyang y la Cámara de Comercio de esa ciudad.

International Workshop on Spanish for Business Leaders

Date: Jan 14-15, 2012 Venue: India International Center, New Delhi

Overview

The economic and political trends of Spanish speaking countries demonstrate that in the next few decades they will play a major role as powerful blocs and will continue to offer immense opportunities to the world. Keeping this positive trend into consideration, India has already taken proactive role by strengthening its bilateral and multilateral ties with Spanish speaking countries, most of them based in Latin America. However, there is dire need to address language and cultural barriers by learning Spanish, the language of the region spread into 21 countries, spoken by almost 500 million people including Mexico: 102 million, USA: 45 million, Spain: 44 million, Colombia: 44 million, Argentina: 39 million, Venezuela: 28 million, Peru: 28 million.

Course Objective

The workshop “Spanish for Business Leaders” focuses on quickly building basics of Spanish Language, culture, politics, economy and overall understanding of Hispanic world. The workshop not only covers the abc of Spanish grammar, but it also includes cross-cultural communication, and provides insight into historical, political and economic settings of Latin America from pre-Colombian period to colonization, followed by struggle for independence, dictatorial regime and its transition to vibrant economies of the world through their participation in trade blocks like MERCOSUR, NAFTA, SAFTA, ALADI, Andean Community, SELA, CARICOM, G3 etc.

Teaching Methodology

The course has been designed to make best use of analytical minds that business leaders possess. Consequently the teaching Methodology will focus on stimulating inherent and favorable factors that business leaders have already developed while playing leadership role in the society. Participants will have the opportunity to analyze, compare and deduce concepts that will tune them to build Spanish language comprehension and delivery skills on their own.

Who should attend?

This workshop is ideal for the CEOs, Directors, Senior Level Executives and Managers involved in designing and implementing business strategy for the growth of the company. The course is also suitable for Individuals who are required to effectively communicate with people in diverse business environments of Spain, Latin America and other parts of the world with Hispanic Presence. Scholars and Academician with interest in this area will have chance to benefit from the workshop and network with peers.

Key Objectives

1. Basics of Spanish Language
· Introduction to Spanish alphabets
· Familiarization with alphabets, vowels and consonants, and pronunciation with the use of different types of tongue twisters.
· Introduction to various types of verbs and their usage
· Articles – Definite and Indefinite
· Agreement of Number and Gender
· Usage of Auxiliary verbs – Ser and Estar

2. Historical, Cultural and Political Setting of Hispanism
· Brief on Spanish language and its expansion in 21 countries
· Maya, Aztec, Inca empires of Latin America
· Discovery, Conquest and Colonization of Latin America
· Freedom Struggle and Independence
· Caudillos y Dictatorship


3. Leading economies and opportunities in Latin America
· Transition from Political instability to vibrant economies of the world
· Introduction to Trade Blocs; MERCOSUR, NAFTA, SAFTA, ALADI, Andean Community, SELA, CARICOM and G3.
· India – Latin America relations
· Opportunities for Indian business houses in Latin America

4. Cross – Cultural Communication and Business Etiquette
· Insight into Social and Cultural Practices in Spain and Latin America
· Family Values, Machismo, Gifts, Dinning Protocol
· Business meetings, Business negotiations, Dress Code
· Health and safety, Crime, Bribes and other realities.

Trainers Profile

Ravi Kumar, with his BA, MA and MPhil in Spanish and Latin American Studies is lead trainer and expert with over 15 years of experience in teaching and training. He has effectively executed more than 100 training programs and workshops on Spanish language and Latin American Studies and trained more than 1500 Business Executives. A PhD scholar, Mr. Kumar is regular visiting professor for Spanish and Latin American Studies at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, ranked amongst Top 10 Business Schools in India for last 10 years, and has supervised more than 300 research papers and case studies at MBA level on various themes related to Spain and Latin American Countries. Prof. Ravi Kumar has also authored several books and articles on Spain and Latin America including his maiden book “Peru- Your Business Destination” published in Collaboration with Embassy of Peru in India.

In addition, Prof. Kumar has been regularly organizing International Conferences on various themes related to language, translation and cross cultural management, the most recent one, “Role of Language and Translation in Nation Building” organized in close cooperation with Instituto Cervantes, the Spanish Cultural Center in New Delhi, December, 2010.

As Founder President of Indian Translators Association, Prof. Kumar is also a Social Entrepreneur of international repute. He was elected in Shanghai in August 2008 as Council Member (2008-2011) of International Federation of Translators connecting more than 110 associations of the world coming from 72 countries. Currently Prof. Kumar is also India representative for International Medical Interpreters Association, USA and he has been given special recognition by BhashaIndia (Indic language division of Microsoft India) for his contribution towards promotion of localization and translation activities in India. Prof. Kumar regularly writes for series of National as well as International journals and Magazines including Diplomatist-New Delhi; American Journal of Translators-Utah; ICCR-New Delhi; ITI-London; Inttranews-Brussels; SemiotiX-Toronto and Linguaindia Journal-New Delhi.

Registration Fees

Registration fees for 02 days non–residential workshop is Rs.14,500/-per participant inclusive of cost of study materials, lunch and refreshments. Kindly confirm your participation by sending payment via demand draft /par cheque / cash in favour of "Hispanicindia" payable at New Delhi. International Participants may kindly get in touch with our office for Swift Transfer Details. Limited travel facilitation services available for outstation participants.

Special Note
Upon successful completion of the workshop each participant will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Contact Mr. Ved Prakash, Business Head
HISPANICINDIAK-5/B, Kalkaji, New Delhi – 110019 Tel: +91-11-26291676/ 41675530Mobile: +91-8527552496, +91-9810268481
Web: http://www.hispanicindia.org/
E-mail: contact@hispanicindia.org

Argentina Kenshu Center

Centro de Capacitación y Consultoría en Management Japonés

Beca15 Pasos y herramientas de TQM

Curso

Solución de Problemas de Calidad

Lugar y fecha: Kansai Kenshu Center, 29 de febrero - 13 de marzo de 2012.

Cierre de la inscripción 24 de noviembre.

Inscripción

http://www.dobleoptin.com.ar/aots/becas.html