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The growing pluralization of religion and culture in Europe means that we encounter an increasing number of Buddhist immigrants as well as 'Western' converts. Against this background, in June 2018, the Academy of World Religions and the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg (Germany), invited scholars of Theravada, East Asian and Tibetan Buddhism. The questions discussed referred to:- Does Buddhism matter today? What can it contribute?- Must Buddhism adapt to the modern world? How can Buddhism adapt to a non-Asia context?- When Buddhism travels, what must be preserved if Buddhism is to remain Buddhism?The contributions in this volume show not only that Buddhism matters in the West but that it already has its strong impact on our societies. Therefore, universities in Europe should include Buddhist theories and techniques in their curricula.
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Ven. Dr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, born in 1944, is an American Buddhist monk. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College (1966) and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School (1972). After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received Buddhist novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973. From 1984 to 2002 he was the editor for the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, where he lived for ten years with the senior German monk, Ven. Nyanaponika Thera (1901-1994). He returned to the U.S. in 2002, and currently lives and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York. Ven. Bodhi has many important publications to his credit, either as author, translator, or editor. These include The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya, 1995), The Connected Discourses of the Buddha (Samyutta Nikaya, 2000), and The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (Anguttara Nikaya, 2012).Garfield, Jay L., Prof. Dr. ist Doris Silber Professor in den Geisteswissenschaften für Philosophie, Logik und Buddhistische Studien am Smith College, Gastprofessor an der Harvard Divinity School, Professor für Philosophie an der Melbourne University und Außerplanmäßiger Professor für Philosophie an der Central University of Tibetan Studies sowie im Wintersemester 2015/2016 Forum-Humanum-Gastprofessor an der Akademie der Weltreligionen der Universität Hamburg. Schwerpunkte: Kognitionswissenschaft und Geistesphilosophie; Geschichte indischer Philosophie der Kolonialzeit; Themen der Ethik, Erkenntnistheorie und Philosophie der Logik; Methodik der interkulturellen Interpretation; Themen buddhistischer Philosophie, insbesondere Indo-Tibetischer Madhyamaka und Yogacara.Sallie B. King ist Professorin für Philosophie und Religion an der James Madison University, USA. Schwerpunkte: Engagierter Buddhismus; interreligiöser Dialog; interkulturelle Philosophie der Religionen; Frauen und Religion. Im Sommersemester 2014 war sie als Forum-Humanum-Gastprofessorin für Buddhismus und Dialog an der Akademie der Weltreligionen der Universität Hamburg tätig.Volker Küster ist Professor für Religionswissenschaft und Missionswissenschaft an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Schwerpunkte: interkulturelle Theorie und Hermeneutik; christliche Kunst und Theologien in der Dritten Welt; Theologien der Ökumene, der Mission und der Religionen, interreligiöser Dialog und vergleichende Religionswissenschaft.
