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Date : 10-07-14 10:10
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[GIC Talk 7/17] A Westerner's Perspective on Buddhism
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Author :
GIC
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Time&Date July 17th (Saturday), 3:00pm
Place Gwangju International Center
Topic A Westerner's Perspective on Buddhism
Speaker Robert Menzies (Visiting Professor of CNU)
The speaker will discuss his experiences with Buddhism on both an academic and personal level. He will
briefly outline the history of Buddhism from its inception in India 2500 years ago, and highlight some of the
important divisions in the tradition as well as several important thinkers. Then he will discuss several
common threads of action (ritual, worship, and mythology) and several important conceptual threads found
throughout the Buddhist world.
Contact) Singsing KIM 062)226-2733/34, gwangjuic@gmail.com
Homepage http://www.gic.or.kr
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