Buddhism in the Sea of Islands Webinar series
The Asia-Pacific region is home to by far the largest number of Buddhists in the world. While Buddhism in Asian societies has been extensively studied, Buddhism in the Pacific region remains under-explored, despite the fact that Buddhists comprise a significant proportion of the populations in these countries. This project aims to bring together an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers to examine Buddhism in Pacific contexts, with a particular focus on transnational flow and counterflow of Buddhism and interactions between immigrants and the indigenous people, both in historical and contemporary societies in the region.
Webinar Details
Format: Online Zoom meeting, 45-min presentation + 45-min Q&A
Webinar series (third Thursday of the month June – October 2021)
Buddhism in the Far North of Australia: (In)visibility, cosmopolitanism and materiality
University)
Cristina Rocha (Western Sydney University)
Education)
Sioh Yang Tan (Nan Tien Institute of Higher Education)
Japanese Buddhist Women in Hawai’i: Waves of Change
The Social Sources and Cultural Forms of Buddhism in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand
Mark Mullins (University of Auckland)
Buddhism in the Pacific Research Network
Buddhism in the Pacific Research Network
An international, multidisciplinary group of researchers with a shared interest in Buddhism in historical and contemporary societies in the Pacific region.
Contact: Buddhism_network@nantien.edu.au
Michelle Barker (James Cook University) contact | research profile
Helen Baroni (University of Hawaii) contact | research profile
Jørn Borup (Aarhus University) contact | research profile
Ugo Dessì (University of Cape Town) contact | research profile
Ruth Fitzpatrick (Deakin University) contact | research profile
Anna Halafoff (Deakin University) contact | research profile
Kim Lam (Deakin University) contact | research profile
Nadine Levy (Nan Tien Institute) contact | research profile
Sally McAra (University of Auckland) contact | research profile
Paul Morris (Victoria University of Wellington) contact | research profile
Mark Mullins (University of Auckland) contact | research profile
Ryota Nishino (University of the South Pacific) contact | research profile
Sara Rahmani (Victoria University of Wellington) contact | research profile
Cristina Rocha (Western Sydney University) contact | research profile
Juewei Shi (Nan Tien Institute) contact | research profile
Sue Smith (Charles Darwin University) contact | research profile
Sioh Yang Tan (Nan Tien Institute) contact | research profile
Venerable Karma Lekshe Tsomo (University of San Diego) contact | research profile
Enqi Weng (Deakin University) contact | research profile