Applications Open for the 2024- 2025 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announces the ninth year of an initiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies, funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding and interpretation of […]
Call for Papers – The 20th IASBS Conference
This lecture is sponsored by The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). [Original post here] Date Sep 28-29, 2024 Location Ryukoku University | Kyoto, Japan Registration Form Registration Instructions Please click the “Registration Form” above and send it to the contact email address below by September 15th, 2024. Fee: JPY 2,000.00. Please send the […]
Virtual Symposium: Other Power III: “Other Power” in Tibetan, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhism
Date Sat, Dec 10, 2022 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM Registration Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). We are delighted […]
BDK Symposium: Translating the Abhidharmakośa
Date Sat, Oct 15, 2022 Time 5:00 – 8:00 PM Registration Closed This event is an online panel, and can be attended online via Zoom. This event is made possible by the generous support of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, co-sponsored by The Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK) Translation Project. We […]
Applications Open for the 2021- 2022 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The online fellowship and grant administration (OFA) system is now open for applications
Video: Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists
Chenxing Han and Dr. Jessica Main discuss Chenxing Han’s book, Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists, an event hosted by Banyen Books & Sound. Chenxing Han Chenxing Han is a Bay Area–based writer whose publications have appeared in Buddhadharma, Journal of Global Buddhism, Lion’s Roar, Pacific World, Tricycle, and elsewhere. […]
Video: Mid-Century Modern: Jōdo Shinshū and the Making of American Buddhism (with Q&A)
Q&A Fantastic presentation, Scott. One question: when can we preorder the book? And, thank you for making me understand better how I came to Buddhism through white writers like Kerouac and Watts but never heard of the American Shin Buddhists who nurtured them until 30 years later. — Ann G. A book proposal is currently […]
Video and Text Q&A: “Other Power” in Buddhism
Q&A What was the ‘incorrect understanding’ about, that needed to be corrected? — Ronald K. The incorrect understanding regarding emptiness was to understand it as nihilism or that nothing exists. Plus, Tathāgatagarbha proponents deemed that emptiness thought had the tendency to sap seekers from weakening aspiration or lead to, in their words, “withered mind” (linam […]
Applications Open for the 2020 – 2021 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce that its 2020-21 competitions with fall deadlines are now open and accepting applications CLICK HERE TO APPLY About the Program ACLS offers fellowship and grant programs that promote research across the full spectrum of humanities and humanistic social science fields and support scholars at […]
Applications Open for the 2019 – 2020 Competition Year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications in the 2019-2020 competition year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies. Click here to apply About the Program In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding […]