Pu Yin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series

Glad to announce the following Pu Yi Buddhist Studies lecture series in Spring 2018.

The Inaugural Lecture:

Prof. Albert Welter, Head, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona

Title: “A New Look at Old Tradition: Reimagining East Asian Buddhism through Hangzhou”

Time: January 30 (Tuesday), 4-5 pm.

Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations

Address: 1401 E 1st St, Tucson, AZ 85719

Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/EXjuVJmij332.

Other three lectures:

Prof. Yaling Chu (Associate Professor at Shijiazhuang College, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Buddhist Studies)

Title: “The Idea, History, and Influence of Master Jinghui’s Living Chan in Contemporary Chinese Buddhism” 當代中國佛教的一個側面：淨慧法師及其生活禪的理念、歷史及影響

Time: February 9 (Friday), 4-5 pm.

Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations

Norman Fischer (Former Co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center)

Title: “San Francisco Zen Center and American Buddhism”

Time: February 16 (Friday), 3:30-4:30 pm.

Location: Copper Room, UA Student Union

Prof. Karl Ryavec (Professor of World Heritage at the University of California, Merced)

Title: “Buddhism as a Regional Religious System”

Time: March 15 (Thursday), 4-5 pm.

Location: The Little Chapel of All Nations

Obaku Monk Duhou Xingshi's 獨吼性獅 Calligraphy in Philadelphia Museum of Art

美国费城艺术博物馆藏清初渡日黄檗僧：独吼性狮禅师墨迹《禅诗》书法欣赏

http://blog.sina.cn/dpool/blog/s/blog_769fb5f30102vjf6.html?md=gd

A piece of calligraphy by Yinyuna's 隱元 disciple, the Obaku Monk Duhou Xingshi 獨吼性獅 (1624－1688) has been identified by some bloggers online. However, I was not able to verify its provenance through Philadelphia Museum of Art's online catalog.

Dizang Temple 地藏庵 in Xinzhuang 新莊, Taibei

Photo by Jiang Wu

Dizang Temple 地藏庵 is a beautiful place in Xinzhuang 新莊, Taibei. It is next to the hotel I lived during my stay from Dec. 18-23, 2017. Here is a short discription.

"Built in 1757, Dizang Buddhist Temple is also named as Public Temple or Public Master Temple 大眾廟. It used to worship public masters of civil and military, but now it worships Ksitigarbha Bodhisatva. From two days before May 1st, a folk custom event will be held: "Anfang", which is a ritual to drive away ghosts; and on May 1st, there will be a grand activity held to pray for the safety of people. This is an annual event and the climax of the activity: people from the temples in this town will form a big group and hand out Xianguang Cake and safety charms to bless those who are luckyenough to have them."