Dienstag, 19. Juni 2018, 17:00 - 19:00 iCal

Secular Buddhism

Reimagining the Dharma in the Contemporary World

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Ein Vortrag von Stephen Batchelor

Seminarraum 1 des Instituts für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
AAKH, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.7, 1090 Wien

Vortrag

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As Buddhist ideas and practices find their way into the lives of those who are not Buddhists by birth and have little interest in converting to a religion, how can we envisage a Dharma that both remains true the earliest texts while addressing the concerns of secular modernity in a comprehensive and rigorous way?

Stephen Batchelor will reflect on these questions by drawing on his own work as a writer, teacher and artist.

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Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer, best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism. Stephen Batchelor considers Buddhism to be a constantly evolving culture of awakening rather than a religious system based on immutable dogmas and beliefs. Through his writings, translations and teaching, he engages in a critical exploration of Buddhism's role in the modern world, which has earned him both condemnation as a heretic and praise as a reformer.

His most recent publications are After Buddhism and Secular Buddhism (both published by Yale University Press).

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Veranstalter

Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde

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Kontakt

Judith Starecek
Institut für Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde
4277 43502
judith.starecek@univie.ac.at

Erstellt am Montag, 04. Juni 2018, 12:04
Letzte Änderung am Dienstag, 05. Juni 2018, 09:17