James A. Benn

@James_A_Benn

Medieval Chinese Religions. McMaster Uni. Burning for the Buddha (Hawai'i 2007) pback 2016; Tea in China (Hawai'i, 2015), Chinese trans. 2019. Canadian, obvs.

Hamilton, Ontario
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Joined September 2014
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    Hou Hsiao-hsien ❤️

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    This new (60 page!) article from the unstoppable Eric Greene looks absolutely fantastic. Bedtime reading for Diego and I got a whole week!

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    The Ryozen Kannon (霊山観音) is a war memorial commemorating the dead of the Pacific War located in Eastern Kyoto. he concrete and steel statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was built by Hirosuke Ishikawa and unveiled on 8 June 1955.

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    We need all departments to prepare for a 5% across the board budget cut. The college’s cost savings measures ended up costing the college $2.3m none of which was accounted for in our annual budget.

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    Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. Enroll today!

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    The roundtable panel that and I co-organized, "Building and Sharing Open-Access Online Resources for the Study of Chinese Religions," was accepted to the annual meeting in November! 🎉 We'll be showing off the CRTA:

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    8-9 April 2022 Buddhist Identities in 21st Century Asia conference

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    Today, the Buddha’s birthday is celebrated in Japan. I previously did a thread on the Buddha's death. Let’s do a birthday one now. 1/

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    New job: "Postdoctoral position in Asian receptions of Hans Christian Andersen"

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    From the China Visual Arts Project Refining our red hearts in the gales and waves (1976)

    Huge group of school children charge into surging waves. Many wearing camouflage, some holding buoyancy rings, rafts and red flags.
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    A stunning new essay by . The Polish artist Stanisław Witkiewicz annotated his work with the drugs he used to make them. LEFT: caffeine. RIGHT: "narcotics of a superior grade" including -manufactured mescaline and cocaine.

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    Happy Image:

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    Canadian academics experience harassment after critiquing Hindu nationalism in India | Read More:

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    1942: Using Pan American Airlines aircraft, the Army begins the largest airlift in World War II. Two DC-3s airlift gasoline and lubricating oil over the Himalaya Mountains from Dinjan in eastern India to Yunnan-yi in southern China to begin the “Hump Airlift.”

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    German singer, songwriter, musician Nico, known particularly for her vocals with the Velvet Underground and film roles inclouding in Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' (1960)

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    From the International Association for Theravada Studies, an upcoming Zoom lecture with Asanga Tilakaratne (U. Colombo, Sri Lanka). "Theravada Studies: Issues and Challenges. April 24th via Zoom. More details at the FB link below.

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    Sejong (the Great) of Joseon (Korea) died on 8 April 1450 and was succeeded by his son Munjong

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    "The Taming of the Demons: From the Epic of Gesar of Ling" reviewed in Buddhist Door

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    My writing is going well, thanks for asking.
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    Photo of DJ Harvey snd Dr. Cornel West on the train from DC to NY today was like seeing two of my worlds collide.

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