Conference on Asian Buddhism at the Won Institute
by Danny Fisher
Via the Won Institute:
Conference on Asian Buddhism
28 March 20109 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Won Institute offers a premiere conference on the American Adaption of Asian Buddhism: A day of presentations and discussions led by distinguished Buddhist scholars, including:
Kenneth Kraft, author of The Wheel of Engaged Buddhism
Paul Numrich, author of North American Buddhism in Social Context
Robert Buswell, author of Zen Monasticism in Contemporary Korea
Glenn Wallis, author of Basic Teachings of the Buddha
Issues that will be addressed include:
What challenges does Asian Buddhism face and how does each order respond to those challenges?
How Won Buddhism and other Asian Buddhist orders can create a collaborative effort to root Asian Buddhism in the United States.
Contact: Dr. Bokin Kim, Academic Dean, Won Institute of Graduate Studies (www.woninstitute.edu), 137 Easton Rd. S, Glenside, PA 19038, (215) 884-8942.
