The Hua-Yen Education Endowment of Avatamsaka Buddhist Lotus Society has sponsored the following event, which is hosted by the San Jose State University Humanities Department:
Mapping Modern Mahayana
A conversation with Dr. Jens Reinke (University of the West) and Dr. Richard Madsen (UC San Diego)
Join us via Zoom for a discussion of Dr. Jens Reinke’s new book, Mapping Modern Mahayana: Chinese Buddhism and Migration in the Age of Global Modernity.
Mapping Modern Mahayana presents Dr. Reinke’s research, which traces the global development of Fo Guang Shan by studying three locations where the Buddhist order has established roots: Los Angeles, South Africa, and the People’s Republic of China. By examining how one particular modern Buddhist religiosity that developed in a specific place moves into a global context, the book provides a fresh view of what constitutes both modern and contemporary Buddhism while also exploring the social, cultural, and religious fabrics that underlie the spatial configurations of globalization.
