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This is a Buddhist image. It might not look that way to you at first. Can you guess how it is Buddhist?
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It doesn't LOOK Buddhist according to how we imagine Buddhist images should look. They should depict placid buddhas, wise monks, or dazzling mandalas.
But Buddhistness arises not from inherent properties in images themselves--it arises from use and context. What was the context and purpose of this image, therefore?
@LionsRoar editor @MelvinMcLeodSun, in an otherwise moving editorial, commits serious Pure Land Erasure: he mislables the famous #haiku master Issa as a "Zen master."
Issa, as is well known, was a Jodo Shinshu monk. #AAPI #BuddhistStudies #Buddhism
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Issa, as is well known, was a Jodo Shinshu monk. #AAPI #BuddhistStudies #Buddhism
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McLeod is actually getting his misinformation from Zen teacher @John_Tarrant, who in the same issue mislables Issa as a "Zen poet."
Which points to the larger nature of the issue.
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Which points to the larger nature of the issue.
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What we have here is a serious problem. It's not just about a leading Buddhist magazine completely mislabeling one of the most famous historical Buddhists.
It's an indicator of the Pure Land Deficiency Syndrome that plagues @LionsRoar @tricyclemag @buddhadharma and their ilk.
It's an indicator of the Pure Land Deficiency Syndrome that plagues @LionsRoar @tricyclemag @buddhadharma and their ilk.
Techno Pure Land Buddhism!
Jodo Shinshu monk @gyosen_asakura Asakura Gyosen offers memorial services based on techno music, EDM lighting, and CGI. Here's an English-language video for context:
Jodo Shinshu monk @gyosen_asakura Asakura Gyosen offers memorial services based on techno music, EDM lighting, and CGI. Here's an English-language video for context:
These services are hoyos (memorials)--the most frequent and thus central form of Jodo Shinshu temple practice. But they're not mere morbid death-oriented services. They are moments of encounter with the Great Compassion of Amida Buddha and the sensual liberation of the Pure Land.
The styles of the services vary, as Rev. Asakura plays with the format and explores the outer boundaries of Pure Land service possibility. For instance, a 2016 Techno Hoyo is fairly sedate:
This is a Buddhist object. It might not look that way to you at first. Can you guess how it is Buddhist?
It doesn't LOOK Buddhist according to how we imagine Buddhist things should look. They should show some Asian aesthetic, such as Tibetan art styles. They should depict grand buddhas or wise monks, or be tools for meditation or mantra practice. They should be traditional (ancient)
But Buddhistness arises not from inherent properties in things themselves--it arises from use and context. What was the context and purpose of this object, therefore?
Been a great day honoring Gregory Schopen! Listening to his colleagues hail his refusal, more than most scholars, to give in to thoerization and speculation. I think his “grounded” argumentation has, among other things, changed #buddhiststudies scholarship so markedly.
Robert Buswell giving opening remarks:
Shayne Clarke having some fun with Schopen’s notorious handwriting. Half the fun of Schopen’s seminars was the crash course in code-breaking IMO!
