Institute of Buddhist Studies & BCA Center for Buddhist Education present
2020 WINTER PACIFIC SEMINAR
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark Blum
Dharmathon: BCA Southern District Ministers
Sat., Jan. 25, 2020 at LA Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Hosted by the BCA Southern District Ministers Association & Buddhist Education Committee
Where
LA Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Betsuin
815 E. First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Driving Directions
Contact
BCA Center for Buddhist Education
510 809 1463 cbe@bcahq.org
TO REGISTER, CONTACT:
Rev. Koho Takata at NishiDharmaCenter@gmail.com or phone (213) 680-9130
Click above to download flyer
Click above to download flyer
REGISTER BY JANUARY 11, 2020
$40 Registration includes lunch
Download forms for details
BCA Southern District: Please register through your temple
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM - PDF
Individual Registration Form - Word
Group Registration Form - Word
See details on payment and mailing address on registration form.
Contact: Rev. Koho Takata at
NishiDharmaCenter@gmail.com or call (213) 680-9130
WINTER PACIFIC SEMINAR - 21ST CENTURY
"Fushidan Sekkyo"
Dharma Talks & Story-Telling in Jodo Shinshu
In Japan, Jodo Shinshu priests often delivered Dharma messages in the form of fushidan sekkyo, which featured artistic, often comical, forms of story-telling. Dr. Mark Blum, keynote speaker for the 2020 Winter Pacific Seminar, will discuss this style of preaching and explain how, like rakugo ("fallen words"), a similar form of Japanese performance art, it is gaining in popularity today.
The Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) and the BCA Center for Buddhist Education will present the 2020 Winter Pacific Seminar on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm (doors open at 9 am), at the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji in LA, located at 815 E. First Street, Los Angeles, CA.
The theme this year is: "Fushidan Sekkyo: Dharma Talks & Story-telling in Jodo Shinshu," with keynote speaker, Dr. Mark Blum. He will present his talk in English and Japanese (2 separate sessions).
Dr. Mark L. Blum is a Buddhist Studies Professor and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Chair in Japanese Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Origins and Development of Pure Land Buddhism (2002), co-editor of Rennyo and the Roots of Modern Japanese Buddhism (2006) and Cultivating Spirituality: a modern Shin Buddhist anthology (2011) and author of other works. He is currently working on completing Think Buddha, Say Buddha: a history of nenbutsu thought, practice and culture.
In addition to the keynote lecture, the seminar will feature a Dharmathon, a series of short dharma talks by a number of the BCA Southern District Ministers. They will also explore the theme of story-telling in their talks. Two sessions will be presented, one in English and another in Japanese.
The registration deadline is January 11, 2020. Please see the registration links above or contact Rev. Koho Takata at NishiDharmaCenter@gmail.com or call (213) 680-9130.
Join us for another lively and dharma education hosted by the Buddhist Churches of America Southern District Ministers Association and Buddhist Education Committee.
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