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Subject: [buddhists-of-color] Conference on Buddhist Women: Call for Papers
From: "Ikeda-Nash" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, July 15, 2003 4:58 pm
To: "Buddhists of Color" <[log in to unmask]>
8th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women
Seoul, Korea, June 27 to July 2, 2004
"Discipline and Practice of Buddhist Women: Present and Past"
Call for Papers
Deadline for Proposals: January 15, 2004
Deadline for Papers: March 15, 2004
The International Planning Committee invites proposals for panel
presentations at the 8th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist
Women to be held in Seoul, Korea, from June 27 to July 2, 2004.
Panels will consist of four, 15-minute presentations in English, with
simultaneous translation into Korean and other languages. The four panel
presentations will be followed by a 30-minute question and answer
session. Tentative topics for presentations appear below.
Proposals should include:
* An abstract of 500 words
* Bio data of speaker, including:
Name
Affiliation
Position
Address
Phone Number(s)
Fax Number
Email Address
Proposals must be submitted by January 15, 2004. The proposals will be
evaluated by the planning committee and notification will be sent in
February. Planning committee members will organize the accepted
proposals into panels of papers on related topics. Abstracts of accepted
proposals will be published on the Sakyadhita website and print copies
will be included in conference registration packets. Papers of 8-10
pages (double-spaced) must be submitted by March 15 and will be
translated into Korean and other languages to be included in the
conference registration packets. In case papers are compiled for
publication following the conference, speakers will have the opportunity
to revise and expand their papers.
Submit proposals in the body of an email message to: [log in to unmask]
or by post to:
Karma Lekshe Tsomo,
Theology & Religious Studies,
5998 Alcala Park,
San Diego, CA 92110-2492,
U.S.A.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
The theme of the 8th Sakyadhita Conference is "Discipline and Practice
of Buddhist Women: Present and Past." Tentative topics for discussion
include:
Meditation Practices "Shamatha and Vipassana in the Buddhist
Traditions," "Buddhist Meditation Practices: Asia and the West,"
"Practices for Developing Loving Kindness and Compassion," "Mindfulness
in Daily Living," "Meditation and Work," "Combining Religious Practices,
Combining Buddhist Practices," "Practical Meditation Techniques,"
"Meditation on Emptiness."
Everyday Practice "Ritual Practices," "Devotional Practices," "Practice
of the Precepts: Lay and Monastic," "Food of Dharma: Rituals at Meals
and in the Kitchen," "Rituals of the Robes," "Dharma in Everyday Life,"
"Dharma in Relationships."
Discipline, Education and Training "Teaching Dharma to Children," "The
Education and Training of Laywomen and Nuns," "Buddhist Women and
Discipline: Transitions," "Historical Spread of Buddhism Throughout the
World."
Engaged Buddhist Practice "Buddhist Responses to Social and Political
Realities (Abortion, Death Penalty, Burma, Tibet, etc.)," "Buddhist
Approaches to Conflict Resolution," "Interfaith Understanding,
Inter-Buddhist Understanding," "Trafficking in Women and Children: What
Can Buddhists Do? (e.g., "Learning from Korea's Experience of "Comfort
Women"),"NGOs: Organizing for Social Change," "Buddhist Theories of
Interdependence and the Environment."
Buddhist Practice and Women's Issues "Buddhist Liberation, Women's
Liberation," "Is an Egalitarian Buddhism Possible?," "Buddhism and
Women's Health," "Feminist Interpretations of Buddhist Doctrine," "Can
Women Become Enlightened? How Do We Do It?"
Buddhism Today "Multimedia Opportunities," "Buddhist Practice in
Uncertain Times (International Security, Nuclear Danger, Global
Economics, etc.)," "Contemporary Buddhist Practices," "Buddhist Practice
Today: Tradition and Adaptation."
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Sharon Smith
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