Is anyone familiar with the differences between Buddhist Studies programs housed within Religious Studies departments versus Buddhist Studies programs housed within E./S. Asian Studies departments? Noticing some major distinctions between two of the "best" programs in the US...
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Lab report (n=2): RS Buddhist Studies appears more pluralistic than EA/SA Buddhist Studies. Normative time to PhD completion is 5-6 yrs for the former, 7-10 yrs for the latter, based on data from chairs of two dept's. RS seemingly more sympathetic to practice. To be continued...
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General impressions: RS—big picture, pluralistic, communicating with broader audiences in accessible language. "Pure BS" (i.e., Buddhist Studies unaffiliated with RS)—winning nit-picky, trivial debates in specialized areas no one cares about. Too much arguing over predicates...
11:36 AM - 20 Oct 2019
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