The School of Liberal Arts, University of Wollongong invites you to attend the Agora Speaker Series Thursday 20 April, 3.30 to 5.00pm This is an in-person event at the University of Wollongong - Register here<https://uow.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cjgsdOBBibscE6>
Dr Elizabeth McDougal (Nan Tien Institute) The Words and World of Gebchak Nunnery: Tibetan Buddhist Meditation in Context This discussion shares an ethnography of how a Tibetan contemplative nunnery reads, writes and practices the words of its own corpus, thereby demonstrating the orientation of Buddhist learning towards mind-body union. The aim of the discussion is to contrast modernity's ways of knowing (its tendency to index reality in language of fixed meanings) with the more tacit, embodied knowledge of Buddhist contemplative cultures - where orality and literacy, knowledge and creative vision, and theory and method are often less distinct. The discussion's further aim is to consider the practical implications of this contrast for methodology in Buddhist Studies, and for adapting contemplative pedagogy in modern education for mental and environmental health. The Agora Speaker Series is proudly hosted by The School of Liberal Arts Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia SOLA Enquiries [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> T +61 2 4221 4160
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