Friday, November 11, 2016 2pm to 3:30pm
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3550 Trousdale Parkway
Paul Groner and Lori Meeks will lead participants through close readings of passages from the Chōmonshū, a collection of teachings attributed to the Vinaya revivalist Eison (1201-1290). This collection of short sermons and anecdotes provides great insight into the social and cultural life of Buddhist monasticism in medieval Nara.
Bios
Paul Groner received his Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Yale and spent most of his career at the University of Virginia. His research has focused on the Japanese Tendai School and the precepts. His interest in ordinations and monastic discipline have led him to research on Eison and the status of nuns in medieval Japan. Among his major works are Saichō: The Establishment of the Japanese Tendai School and Ryōgen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century. He is also the translator of HIRAKAWA Akira’s The History of Indian Buddhism, vol. 1.
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