Institute of Buddhist Studies Podcast
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Episode posted: 28 April 2010
Speaker & format: Audio, Dennis Hirota
Tagged as: Heidegger, Ryukoku Lecture, shinjin, Shinran Shonin
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This is part four of a six part series.
Dennis Hirota, Professor in the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, was the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ 2010 Ryukoku Lecturer.
Dr. Hirota’s topic was “Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life: Toward a Rethinking of Shinjin.” The lecture was divided into three parts over the course of three separate days. The audio tracks here roughly compare to the following:
- Lecture One, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Truth”: parts one and two
- Lecture Two, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Time”: parts three and four
- Lecture Three, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Dwelling”: parts five and six
Dr. Hirota is known for his translation work in “The Collected Works of Shinran” and original works such as “No Abode: The Record of Ippen,” “Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism,” “Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought,” and “Tannisho: A Primer.”
Originally recorded March 10, 16, and 17, 2010 at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in the Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, Ca.
Copyright © 2010, Denis Hirota.
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Episode posted: 26 April 2010
Speaker & format: Audio, Dennis Hirota
Tagged as: Heidegger, Ryukoku Lecture, shinjin, Shinran Shonin
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This is part three of a six part series.
Dennis Hirota, Professor in the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, was the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ 2010 Ryukoku Lecturer.
Dr. Hirota’s topic was “Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life: Toward a Rethinking of Shinjin.” The lecture was divided into three parts over the course of three separate days. The audio tracks here roughly compare to the following:
- Lecture One, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Truth”: parts one and two
- Lecture Two, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Time”: parts three and four
- Lecture Three, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Dwelling”: parts five and six
Dr. Hirota is known for his translation work in “The Collected Works of Shinran” and original works such as “No Abode: The Record of Ippen,” “Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism,” “Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought,” and “Tannisho: A Primer.”
Originally recorded March 10, 16, and 17, 2010 at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in the Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, Ca.
Copyright © 2010, Denis Hirota.
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Episode posted: 22 April 2010
Speaker & format: Audio, Dennis Hirota
Tagged as: Heidegger, Ryukoku Lecture, shinjin, Shinran Shonin
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This is part two of a six part series.
Dennis Hirota, Professor in the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, was the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ 2010 Ryukoku Lecturer.
Dr. Hirota’s topic was “Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life: Toward a Rethinking of Shinjin.” The lecture was divided into three parts over the course of three separate days. The audio tracks here roughly compare to the following:
- Lecture One, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Truth”: parts one and two
- Lecture Two, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Time”: parts three and four
- Lecture Three, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Dwelling”: parts five and six
Dr. Hirota is known for his translation work in “The Collected Works of Shinran” and original works such as “No Abode: The Record of Ippen,” “Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism,” “Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought,” and “Tannisho: A Primer.”
Originally recorded March 10, 16, and 17, 2010 at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in the Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, Ca.
Copyright © 2010, Denis Hirota.
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Episode posted: 20 April 2010
Speaker & format: Audio, Dennis Hirota
Tagged as: Heidegger, Ryukoku Lecture, shinjin, Shinran Shonin
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Dennis Hirota, Professor in the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, was the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ 2010 Ryukoku Lecturer.
Dr. Hirota’s topic was “Shinran’s Phenomenology of Religious Life: Toward a Rethinking of Shinjin.” The lecture was divided into three parts over the course of three separate days. The audio tracks here roughly compare to the following:
- Lecture One, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Truth”: parts one and two
- Lecture Two, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Time”: parts three and four
- Lecture Three, “The Shin Buddhist Path and Dwelling”: parts five and six
Dr. Hirota is known for his translation work in “The Collected Works of Shinran” and original works such as “No Abode: The Record of Ippen,” “Toward a Contemporary Understanding of Pure Land Buddhism,” “Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought,” and “Tannisho: A Primer.”
Originally recorded March 10, 16, and 17, 2010 at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in the Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, Ca.
Copyright © 2010, Denis Hirota.
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Episode posted: 20 October 2009
Speaker & format: Daniel Veidlinger, Video
Tagged as: ritual, text, Theravada
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Daniel Veidlinger of the University of California, Chico, presents an engaging talk on the developing importance of the written word in early Buddhist history. Buddhism arose in an oral world where monks were charged with memorizing the words of the Buddha in order to preserve them. Writing is not mentioned in the Pali canon, and there is little emphasis on the idea of honoring or even using books in authoritative Theravada literature until the end of the first millennium CE. On the other hand, key Mahayana texts have from the beginning reserved their highest praise for the Dharma-bearing written word, and archeological and iconographic evidence as well as accounts of Chinese travelers suggest that stupas were made to enshrine texts and that books were the subject of votive cults. In predominantly Theravada regions such as Burma, Sri Lanka and central Thailand, a positive change of attitude towards books and writing coincided with the height of Mahayana influence in those areas, which led to the ritual veneration of books and manuscripts in these parts of the Theravada world as well.
Originally recording October 2, 2009
© 2009 Daniel Veidlinger
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