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SUMMARY:Mariangela Carpinteri\, Green Buddhism: The Birth and Development o
 f Environmental Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:2022–23 Buddhism and Posthumanism Series\nGreen Buddhism: The
  Birth and Development of Environmental Buddhism\nMariangela Carpinteri\, 
 UC Santa Barbara\nAbstract\n“Green Buddhism” is the unofficial denomin
 ation of a form of contemporary Buddhism that developed in the United Stat
 es starting in the 1950s. The word “green” refers to the association o
 f this development with environmental ideas. The story of Green Buddhism r
 uns parallel to the emergence of ecology and environmentalism\, pacifist m
 ovements\, the artistic revolution of the Beats\, the hippie movement\, an
 d the analysis of the human psyche in relation to nature. \n\nThis talk w
 ill examine the history of this movement in Western contexts before lookin
 g at the emergence of a Japanese version of Green Buddhism through the cre
 ation of green burials and various forms of activism in the Pure Land scho
 ols and Shugendō. The purpose of this presentation is to show the adaptab
 ility of Buddhism to the social\, geographical\, and ecological context of
  a specific territory. Far from being a superficial adaptation of Buddhism
  to Western ideals\, Green Buddhism is a concrete example of the evolution
  of Buddhism in history and\, more generally\, of the role of religions in
  the contemporary world. \n\nMariangela Carpinteri is a PhD student in Re
 ligious Studies at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She speci
 alizes in Japanese Religions and their relationship with the natural envir
 onment. Her current research is about a Shintō purification ritual called
  Ōharae in which various natural elements (air\, mountains\, trees\, and 
 water) play the role of ritual tools through which spiritual purification 
 is accomplished. Her recent research also involves Confucian philosophers 
 (especially Kumazawa Banzan\, Ninomiya Sontoku\, and Miura Baien) of the E
 do period (1603–1868)\, their perception of nature\, and how nature is r
 elated to the concrete solutions they provide for the most urgent social p
 roblems of their era. \n\nTo prepare for this event\, we suggest that you
  read this article\, "'Greening Dharma': Contemporary Japanese Buddhism an
 d Ecology"  by Ugo Dessi published in JSRNC NC 7.3 (2013) 334–355\; DOI
 : https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.v7i3.334 or download free PDF of the artic
 le here.\n\nThis series is co-sponsored by the Religion in the Public Sphe
 re initiative of the Department for the Study of Religion at the Universit
 y of Toronto. The events are organized by Rory Lindsay\, Assistant Profess
 or\, and Frances Garrett\, Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies in the 
 Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.\nRegist
 ration\nEach event in the Buddhism and Posthumanism series will be held as
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 s\, and you may attend as many lectures as you like. You will automaticall
 y receive reminders for the lectures. After registering\, you will receive
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 nRegister in advance for the meetings in this series:\nhttps://us02web.zoo
 m.us/meeting/register/tZ0kduirqDopGtx1sZBeru31Lrdgz0BtoMYs\n
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