Description
In this episode, Dr. Rongdao Lai discusses her approach to teaching Buddhism as a living religion, and not only as a philosophy. As an ordained Buddhist nun in the Chinese tradition, she is intimately familiar with the contrasts between the academic study of religion and her own training in Buddhist practices at temples. She aspires to teach all of her students how to develop a critical approach to evaluating the study of Buddhism and its canonical objects: why are certain texts and topics treated as core to the study of Buddhism? The possibility of attending to lived Buddhism and contemporary problems in the study of Buddhism and the world opens up a world of new possibilities for students and professors.
Quotes
"I want students to see how people live their Buddhism." Rongdao Lai
"If Buddhism is the only course in the humanities that students take, this is an amazing opportunity to give them something they’ll never forget." Rongdao Lai
Links and References
Rongdao Lai, McGill University
https://www.mcgill.ca/religiousstudies/rongdao-lai
Bill 21, Quebec
http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-21-42-1.html?appelant=MC
Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei, Japan
Documentary by Christopher Hayden, 2002
https://youtu.be/M4tcN2YfA-k (duration 52:14)
Kwaidan, 1965
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwaidan_(film)
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