IASBS
International Association
of Shin Buddhist Studies,
Headquarters Office

c/o Ryukoku University
125-1 Daiku-cho
Shichijo-Dori Ohmiya
Higashi-iru,
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
600-8268, JAPAN




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ACTIVITIES

 

2009 IASBS Japan District Workshop

Time and Date: 1:00 - 6:00 PM, Saturday, 7 March 2009.
Location: Seiwa-kan 3F, Omiya Campus, Ryukoku University
Fees: Free of charge
Language: Primarily in Japanese
Participants: Any IASBS members in good standing and invited guests.
              (Members of the public are invited as observers).
Format: One paper, followed by an extensive set of discussions among the invited participants.
   1. Aim: To help generate greater academic activity within the district and the entire
     association.
   2. Academic freedom: To seek understanding based on academic freedom, unrestricted by the concerns of any religious institution.
   3. Fairness: To be respectful to the views of others, allowing the airing of various points of view, regardless of age, social standing, academic ranking, gender, and/or philosophical orientation.

1:00 . 2:00 PM  A paper by Kenneth Tanaka (Professor, Musashino Univ. & President, IASBS)

              "A Contemporary Understanding of Amida, with a Focus on
           the Conflict between the Historical and Symbolic Interpretations"

2:00 . 2:30 PM Initial response by scholars whose names are cited in the paper.
    Prof. Daishun Ueyama (Emeritus Professor, Ryukoku Univ.)
    Prof. Chiko Naito (Professor, Ryukoku Univ.)
    Prof. Dennis Hirota (Professor, Ryukoku Univ.)
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 4:15 PM Discussion I
4:15 . 4:30 Break
4:30 . 6:00 PM Discussion 2
6:30 Dinner together (optional, for those interested)


       * Detailed information is on the News Letter (2008 Oct), click.

 

2009 (the 14th) IASBS Conference

Schedule:
   June 12 (FRI) Registration from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
   June 12 (FRI) IASBS Steering Committee Meeting from 7:00PM
   June 13 (SAT) Paper presentations from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
   June 13 (SAT) Conference banquet from 6:00PM
   June 14 (SUN) Paper presentations from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
   June 15 (MON) Optional campus tour (free) from 10:00AM
Location:
   Seiwa-kan 3F, Omiya Campus, Ryukoku University


* For detailed information, click!


Previous IASBS Conferences

2007  13th: University of Calgary (Calgary, CANADA)

2005  12th: Musashino University (Tokyo, JAPAN)

2003  11th: Graduate Theological Union (GTU) & Institute of Buddhist Studies
                   (IBS) (Berkley, U.S,A.)

2001  10th: Otani University (Kyoto, JAPAN)

1999   9th: Buddhist Study Center (Honolulu, U.S.A.)

1997   8th: University of Calgary (Calgary, CANADA)

1995   7th: Buddhist Study Center (BSC)(Honolulu, U.S.A.)

1993   6th: Otani University (Kyoto, JAPAN)

1991   5th: Univ. of California & Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS)
                  (Berkley, U.S,A.)

1989   4th: Buddhist Study Center (BSC) (Honolulu, U.S.A.)

1987   3rd: Univercity of California & Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) 
                   (Berkley, U.S,A.)

1985   2nd: Buddhist Study CenterEESC) (Honolulu, U.S.A.)

1983   1st: Ryukoku University (Kyoto, JAPAN)

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