Dear list members,

Our second in the series of 'conversations' for the semester will be held on Thursday 15th at 6.00 pm.  Our topic is "The nature of 'context' in Buddhist studies".

This month the seminar will be hosted at University of Western Sydney, Superintendents Cottage.  Please refer to Map (Ref ET) for details.

We do hope you can attend
AABS Executive

The nature of 'context' in Buddhist studies

• What are its limits?
• How do we remain faithful to it?
• How far can we analyze ideas independently of their context and in the light of other non-Buddhist systems of thought?
• Should Buddhist concepts and ideas be part of a wider discourse in the humanities, especially philosophical developments? How so?
• Is context sacrosanct?  Or is a certain amount of decontextualising a necessary and vital part for undertaking new developments and seeing ideas in a new light?
• How might Buddhist traditions themselves have discussed these issues? In what terms?