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On Patriarchy, Methodology, and Institutional Elitism

January 10, 2022 Manifesto

Submitted by Amy Paris Langenberg/Eckerd College This manifesto critiques three kinds of privilege in Buddhist Studies. The first has to…

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The how, where, and who of knowledge production in Buddhist studies

December 31, 2021 Manifesto

Natalie Gummer 1. Rethink how we make knowledge by thinking dialogically with Buddhists When we create knowledge about Buddhism, rather…

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What Are We Doing Here?

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Sonam Kachru “What are we doing here?” the incomparable Margaret Cone asked at the close of “Caveat Lector,” her presidential…

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Jacqueline Stone, Buddhist Manifestos panel

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Many thanks to Natalie Gummer for her initiative and perseverance in putting together this roundtable. It’s an honor to participate.…

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Let Buddhist Studies Die

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The processes that will drive climate change over the course of the next thirty years have already begun. For “Buddhist…

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Why Decolonize Tibetan/Buddhist Studies?

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A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk for Humboldt University in Berlin on decolonizing Tibetan/Buddhist studies. I outlined…

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A Recipe for Buddhist Studies

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For the past several years I have been running an emergent Buddhist Studies program as a graduate area within the…

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From Complaint to Collective: A Bad Buddhist Manifesto

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manifest this!

November 5, 2021 Manifesto

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Ableism and other ills

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Submitted by Will Tuladhar-Douglas, Research Fellow, University of Hamburg The first problem with Buddhist Studies is that it takes place…

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Buddhist youth

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Contribution by: Kim Lam & Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg Young people are often at the forefront of social and cultural change, and…

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Ten Theses on Buddhist Studies

September 15, 2021 Manifesto

1. Buddhism neither belongs to Asians nor White people. Buddhism is a universal religion.  2. Anglophone academia does not have…

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What Pertains to the Sugata

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Saugatavicāracarcā | A Talk: Reflecting on What Pertains to the Sugata Submitted by: Dharmavardhanajñānagarbha Mattia Salvini, International Buddhist College, Sadao,…

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Policing what counts

August 5, 2021 Manifesto

Reflect on how you or others are policing the boundaries of what counts as legitimate or respected Buddhist Studies, in…

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Rethink what counts as scholarship

Manifesto 413 Comments

What would you like to do in Buddhist Studies that you feel you cannot or should not do now? It’d…

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Buddhist organizations at the UN

July 26, 2021 Manifesto 51 Comments

The study “Religious NGOs and the United Nations” was the first interdisciplinary study of religion involving field studies and interviews…

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