BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20180515 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20180519 DTSTAMP:20180327T212136Z URL:https://buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/events/workshop-newar-buddhism/ SUMMARY:Workshop on Newar Buddhism DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe first lecture in this workshop is a Newar Buddhist Read ing to be held at the JHB building on Tuesday May 15th from 2-5pm. Dr. Nar esh Man Bajracharya will address a Sanskrit Buddhist text popular in Nepal entitled the Mañjuśrīnāmasaṇgīti tantra (Tib. ‘jam dpal mstan br jod)\, or “Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī\,”. A key text also relat ed to the Hevajra and Kālacakra cycles of tantra\, this text is also one of the nine books of Mahāyāna Buddhism considered to comprise the Newar Buddhist canon or “navagrantha”. Dr. Bajracharya will perform a ritual reading of the text in traditional Newar Style and then discuss its meani ng and ritual significance in terms of contemporary and ongoing developmen ts in the Newar Buddhist Community in the Kathmandu Valley.\n\nIn his seco nd teaching\, on Wednesday May 16th\, from 2-5 pm\, Dr. Bajracharya will t each on his translation of the Sanskrit Gurumaṇḍalārcanapustakam\, p ublished by Śrīmatī Naṇdakumārī Vajrācārya\, a central ritual tex t of the Buddhist Newar Vajrāchāryas of Nepal which is utilized in the w orship of the Adi Buddha Vajrasattva and Hevajra. Attendees are welcome to engage with the Sanskrit reading materials\, but it is not mandatory. Thi s lecture will be presented in collaboration with Professor Ajay Rao\, a s pecialist in Sanskrit texts at U of T.\n\nOn Thursday May 17th\, Dr. Bajra charya will be offering individual or group meetings with students whose d issertation research is related to Newar Buddhism and/or Sanskrit Buddhist texts. Please contact Amber Moore for further information\, ambermarie.mo ore@mail.utoronto.ca\n\nDr. Naresh Man Bajracharya was the founding chair and the distinguished first professor of Buddhist Studies of the Central Department of Buddhist Studies at Tribhuvan University\, Nepal. He is the lineage holder for vajrācārya tantric Buddhist priests of Kathmandu an d one of the foremost masters of Newar Vajrayāna Buddhism in the traditio n of Sanskritic Buddhism. He was named Fulbright Scholar in Residence for 2009-2010 and has authored several articles and books on Newar Buddhism in English\, Newar and Nepali languages. He has played a vital role in intro ducing the academic study of Buddhism to Nepal and preserving and revitali zing Newar Vajrayāna Buddhism. In addition to a world-wide teaching and p ilgrimage schedule\, he is currently devoting his time and energy to estab lish the first Newar Buddhist Monastery constructed outside of the Kathman du Valley in over 400 years\, Vajrayana Mahavihar of Lumbini.  He current ly serves as Vice-Chancellor at the Lumbini Buddhist University\, Nepal an d maintains his position as the abbot of his monastery in Kathmandu.  New ar vajrācāryas maintain their role simultaneously as ordained Buddhist monks\, householder yogins and tantric priests. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://buddhiststudies.utoronto.ca/wp-content/u ploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-20-at-12.03.19-PM.png CATEGORIES:Reading Group,Workshop LOCATION:Jackman Humanities Building\, Room 319\, 170 St George St\, Toront o\, ON\, M5R 2M8\, Canada GEO:43.6677316;-79.4002638 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=170 St George St\, Toronto\ , ON\, M5R 2M8\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Jackman Humanities Buil ding\, Room 319:geo:43.6677316,-79.4002638 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR