Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program. Based on the religious thought of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin Buddhism, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism, this presentation explores the world of religious dialogue. Specifically, how can one understand the particularity of religious thought within the larger scope of religious diversity. Through examining case studies of teaching and learning, one can begin to see how Shin Buddhism provides a way to appreciate differences among religious perspectives while also finding common ground. Professor Unno is currently Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions at the University of Oregon, specializing in Japanese Buddhism. He is also an ordained Shin Buddhist priest. He received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from Stanford University in 1994, and has since taught at Brown Univesrity, Carleton College, and Kyoto University. He has published and lectured on Pure Land Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Psychology of Religion. UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program lectures are made possible by the generous support of The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, in collaboration with the Institute of Asian Research and Department of Asian Studies.
Select Articles and Books from UBC Library
Gleig, A. (2008). Buddhism and psychotherapy across cultures: Essays on theories and practices – edited by Mark Unno. Melbourne, Australia: Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2008.00293_2.x [Link]
Kawai, H., & Unno, M. (1992). The Buddhist priest Myōe: A life of dreams. Venice, CA: Lapis Press.
Weishaus, J. (2006). The butterfly and the mushroom Shingon refractions: Myoe and the mantra of light Mark Unno. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 25(1), 79-86. doi:10.2307/25705381 [Link]
Unno, M. (2003). S. A. Thornton, charisma and community formation in medieval Japan: The case of the Yugyō‐ha (1300–1700): Charisma and community formation in medieval Japan: The case of the Yugyō‐ha (1300–1700). History of Religions, 42(3), 282-285. doi:10.1086/375111 [Link]
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