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Cedar
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 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: If you're interested in Korean Buddhism |
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This amazing UCLA professor is giving a lecture. He was a Korean monk for 5 years, and he's just unbelievably knowledgeable.
Info cut and pasted from an email:
Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch Lecture: Professor Robert Buswell (UCLA)
Korean Buddhist Journeys to Lands Worldly and Otherworldly
Professor Robert Buswell (UCLA) is a distinguished scholar, an expert on Korean Buddhism, and the author of many books. He is an Honorary Member of the RASKB.
Our lectures are held in the Residents� Lounge of Somerset Palace (near Anguk Rotary) starting at 7:30pm. |
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eskeemo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: Re: If you're interested in Korean Buddhism |
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| When is the lecture? On what day at 19:30? Is it a scholarly, seminar, or informal talk? |
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littlelisa
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Cedar
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:24 am Post subject: Re: If you're interested in Korean Buddhism |
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| eskeemo wrote: |
| When is the lecture? On what day at 19:30? Is it a scholarly, seminar, or informal talk? |
can't believe i forgot to add the day! wow! anyway, it will be scholarly but informal-ish. Buswell is very easy to understand and not one to use 75 cent vocab just to look erudite (sorry I couldn't resist). |
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eskeemo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: If you're interested in Korean Buddhism |
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| Excellent, thanks. |
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Bruce W Sims
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Not to derail the thread..............
I am having a hard time finding a resource for Buddhism in Korea. Seems if I am interested in Christianity (esp. Evangelical) there is a whole range of English sources. Does anyone know of similar English resources for Buddhism....specific to Korea? Help?
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
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falco
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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There is the English Buddhist library in Seoul. About two minutes walk from Anguk subway station. Hundreds of books about Buddhism in English. You have to be a member to take 'em out though.
Also theres an American monk (JoJo sunim), who teaches meditation on Sundays at 5pm. Its a very good class. I've been attending for the last six months or so. |
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Bruce W Sims
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:58 am Post subject: |
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| falco wrote: |
There is the English Buddhist library in Seoul. About two minutes walk from Anguk subway station. Hundreds of books about Buddhism in English. You have to be a member to take 'em out though.
Also theres an American monk (JoJo sunim), who teaches meditation on Sundays at 5pm. Its a very good class. I've been attending for the last six months or so. |
Many thanks. At least now I have a starting point.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
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plato's republic
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
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Bruce W Sims
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
Thanks, Plato:
I think we are both going in the same direction.
I was wondering how accomodating Korean Buddhist congregations would towards accepting a MI KUK. Technically, Buddhism is represented as being very accepting and tolerant, but individual congregations can be quite resistant to outsiders as well. Does anyone have any experience with this in Korea?
edit: I share the above with an eye towards teaching away from cosmopolitan centers such as Seoul or Busan.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
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litebear
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| Bruce W Sims wrote: |
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| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
Thanks, Plato:
I think we are both going in the same direction.
I was wondering how accomodating Korean Buddhist congregations would towards accepting a MI KUK. Technically, Buddhism is represented as being very accepting and tolerant, but individual congregations can be quite resistant to outsiders as well. Does anyone have any experience with this in Korea?
edit: I share the above with an eye towards teaching away from cosmopolitan centers such as Seoul or Busan.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
A what? |
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Bruce W Sims
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:04 am Post subject: |
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| litebear wrote: |
| Bruce W Sims wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
Thanks, Plato:
I think we are both going in the same direction.
I was wondering how accomodating Korean Buddhist congregations would towards accepting a MI KUK. Technically, Buddhism is represented as being very accepting and tolerant, but individual congregations can be quite resistant to outsiders as well. Does anyone have any experience with this in Korea?
edit: I share the above with an eye towards teaching away from cosmopolitan centers such as Seoul or Busan.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
A what? |
미 국 의 |
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litebear
Joined: 12 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Bruce W Sims wrote: |
| litebear wrote: |
| Bruce W Sims wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
Thanks, Plato:
I think we are both going in the same direction.
I was wondering how accomodating Korean Buddhist congregations would towards accepting a MI KUK. Technically, Buddhism is represented as being very accepting and tolerant, but individual congregations can be quite resistant to outsiders as well. Does anyone have any experience with this in Korea?
edit: I share the above with an eye towards teaching away from cosmopolitan centers such as Seoul or Busan.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
A what? |
미 국 의 |
Still doesn't make any sense. Do you mean 미국인? |
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Bruce W Sims
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: |
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| litebear wrote: |
Still doesn't make any sense. Do you mean 미국인? |
Thanks for the correction. |
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eskeemo
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Bruce W Sims wrote: |
| plato's republic wrote: |
| Regarding the English Buddhist library near Anguk, do they still have a Saturday morning meditation class? If so, does one need to sign up for it or can anyone just turn up and join? |
Thanks, Plato:
I think we are both going in the same direction.
I was wondering how accomodating Korean Buddhist congregations would towards accepting a MI KUK. Technically, Buddhism is represented as being very accepting and tolerant, but individual congregations can be quite resistant to outsiders as well. Does anyone have any experience with this in Korea?
edit: I share the above with an eye towards teaching away from cosmopolitan centers such as Seoul or Busan.
Best Wishes,
Bruce |
Haha, I once worried about the demeanor, too -- I imagined walking into a temple, handing a flower, and getting kicked to the ground, receiving intense commentary, and a good story line as in the scene in 'Batman Begins'. I was disappointed. ^^~~
The Korean Buddhist establishment is one of the most inclusive I have ever experienced. Inclusive. Further, temple-stay programs dot the country like a checkerboard. The only embarrassment I have found is my own in that these sacred sites are under-equipped to handle non-Korean speakers.
After the world cup, the government requested the famous temples to install a temple-stay mechanism into their daily routines. I stopped at a temple for about a day and realized that because the institution is not a fossilized museum, but an ongoing congregation, I could have been a hassle for them, though they did NOT show it at all. I was like Po in Kung Fu Panda. Just kidding. ^^~~ A few have good enough English that they are featured on that Korea Temple-stay website.
Anyway, I will be at this seminar tomorrow evening. |
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