Chinese Buddhism

Call for Papers:

International Conference, “Historical Monuments and Modern Society,” December 1-2, 2018, Shanghai University

Expressions of interest are invited for an international conference, “Historical Monuments and Modern Society,” to be held at Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, on December 1-2, 2018. The organizers plan to collect select conference papers in an edited volume, to be published in English by a major academic publisher, in addition to special issues of two refereed (SSCI and/or A&HCI listed) academic journals.

Woodenfish Ultimate Concern: Death and Afterlife is an academic conference that will be held in Guangzhou, China, Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 10, 2018.  Conference proceedings will be in English.  Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Chinese.

A list of presenters may be found here: http://www.woodenfish.org/ultimateconcern

The Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary is pleased to present the Annual Leslie S. Kawamura Memorial Lecture:

“Paradigm of an Ideal Monastery Advocated by Daoxuan: An Investigation into the Connection between Ximingsi in Chang’an and Daianji in Nara”

Dear colleagues:

The Fo Guang Shan has extended their deadline from the end of March until mid-April. The Fo Guang Buddhist Monastric Retreat will hold their annual monthly monastic retreat at Fo Guang Shan. Participants will have a chance to experience monastic life, Buddhist chanting rituals, Dharma classes, and meditation retreat. Everything is covered save for the airfare and, to reiterate, application will stay open until mid-April, so anyone interested can still apply.

Call for Papers

An International Conference: From Chang’an to Nālandā: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (c. 602-664)

August 17-19, 2018; Xi’an, China

Call for Papers

An International Conference: From Chang’an to Nālandā: The Life and Legacy of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (c. 602-664)

August 17-19, 2018; Xi’an, China

Dear colleagues,

With apologies for the very short notice:

The Paris-based CEIB (Centre d'Études Interdisciplinaires sur le Bouddhisme) is holding or co-sponsoring a number of (primarily academic) conferences and other events on Buddhism this week. The events span a variety of disciplines and forms of Buddhism, and include:

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha formally invites applications for the full-time position of Associate Editor. The appointment will run from June 2018 to May 2020 (2 years) with the possibility of extension.

Dear friends,

With much sadness I report to you the death, on March 3, of Professor Jacques Gernet at the age of ninety-six. Professor Gernet was well-known to many of us as one of the leading Sinologists of the twentieth century and a pioneer in the study of the social history of Chinese Buddhism. He held the posts of Director of Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études and subsequently the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales from 1955 to 1976, and was chair of Chinese Social and Intellectual History at the Collège de France from 1975 until his retirement in 1992.