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Monday, December 14, 2009

TENDAI STUDIES AND ARTS SYMPOSIUM

Friday April 23, 2010 at UC Berkeley
2223 Fulton St 6th floor

SYMPOSIUM: 9AM - Noon

___9-9:15AM___ Introduction by Prof. Duncan Williams (UC Berkeley)
___9:15-9:45___ Keynote Lecture by Prof. Shoshin Ichishima (Taisho U)
______________"The Integration of Sutra and Tantra at Mount Hiei"
___9:45-10_____Q&A
___10-10:30____Lecture by Prof. Paul Groner (U Virginia)
______________"The Training and Education of Tendai Monks"
___10:30-10:45_Q&A
___10:45-11:30__Lecture by Prof. Hodo Shioiri (Taisho U)(with interpreter)
______________ "Sanno Ichijutsu Shinto of Tendai Buddhism"
___11:30-11:45__Q&A

LUNCH BREAK: 11:45-1:30PM

TENDAI CALLIGRAPHY PANEL: 1:30-4:30PM

___1:30-1:35__ Introduction by Ven. Monshin Paul Naamon
_____________(Tendai Buddhist Institute)
___1:35-2:15__ Lecture by Prof. John Stevens (Tohoku Fukushi U)
_____________Author of Sacred Calligraphy of the East, Marathon Monks
_____________"An Illustrated History of Tendai Calligraphy"
___2:15-2:30__Q&A
___2:30-3____ Lecture by Prof. Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis (Boston U)
_____________"Entering the Pureland at a Tendai Temple"
_____________"Seigan Toji at Nachi"
___3-3:10_____Q&A
___3:10-3:20__Coffee break
___3:20-3:50_Ven. Senkei Shibayama (Vice-chair of Tendai Calligraphy Assoc.)
_____________Author of Saicho no Sho
_____________"About the Exhibit" (with interpreter)
___3:50-4____Q&A
___4-4:30____Ven. Shibayama assisted by two other calligraphers:
_____________A Demonstration of Tendai Calligraphy

RECEPTION: 4:30-6PM

The Exhibit is from April 1 to June 1

On Saturday April 24, 2010
There will be a ceremony at Hoshu-In
California Tendai Monastery, Cobb, CA

2 comments:

Jayarava said...

Makes me wish I lived in California!

Venantius said...

I would like to attend the Tendai Studies and Arts symposium. Could anyone provide me with more info on how to get there and inf there are any more details like costs, books, etc., regarding the symposium.

I live in New York.