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Paula Arai, the Glossary

Paula Kane Robinson Arai is an American professor and Buddhist studies scholar, specializing in the academic study of women and Buddhism, specifically Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism and Japanese Sōtō Zen women.^[1]

51 relations: Abbess, Academic tenure, Alfred North Whitehead, American Academy of Religion, Antioch University, Aoyama Rōshi, Berkeley, California, Bodh Gaya, Buddhism, Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist studies, Carleton College, Comparative religion, Detroit, Dharma, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Ethnography, Fulbright Program, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, Heart Sutra, History of religion, Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Institute of Buddhist Studies, James Luther Adams, Japanese aesthetics, Jōdo Shinshū, Kalamazoo College, Lilly Endowment, Louisiana Board of Regents, Louisiana State University, Madhyamaka, Martin Luther King Jr., Masatoshi Nagatomi, Master of Theological Studies, Methodism, Nagoya, Occupation of Japan, Pedagogy, San Francisco Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sōtō, The Journal of Religion, Upaya Institute and Zen Center, Vanderbilt University, Waseda University, Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Women in Buddhism, World War II, ... Expand index (1 more) »
American Buddhist studies scholars
Buddhism and women
Buddhist rituals
Ethnographers
Japanese aesthetics
Women and religion

Abbess

An abbess (Latin: abbatissa) is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.

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Academic tenure

Tenure is a category of academic appointment existing in some countries.

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Alfred North Whitehead

Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher.

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American Academy of Religion

The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the world's largest association of scholars in the field of religious studies and related topics.

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Antioch University

Antioch University is a private university with multiple campuses in the United States and online programs.

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Aoyama Rōshi

Shundo Aoyama Rōshi is a Japanese Buddhist nun and abbess.

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States.

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Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Buddhism in Japan

Buddhism was first established in Japan in the 6th century CE.

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Buddhist studies

Buddhist studies, also known as Buddhology, is the academic study of Buddhism.

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Carleton College

Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota.

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Comparative religion

Comparative religion is the branch of the study of religions with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the world's religions.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Dharma

Dharma (धर्म) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism), among others.

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Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies

The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University is a research center focusing on Japan.

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Ethnography

Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures.

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Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

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Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Divinity School (HDS) is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Heart Sutra

The Heart Sūtra is a popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism.

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History of religion

The history of religion refers to the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Tai Po Tsai, Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong.

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Institute of Buddhist Studies

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Jodo Shinshu-affiliated seminary and graduate school, located in Berkeley, California.

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James Luther Adams

James Luther Adams (1901–1994), an American professor at Harvard Divinity School, Andover Newton Theological School, and Meadville Lombard Theological School, and a Unitarian parish minister, was the most influential theologian among American Unitarian Universalists in the 20th century. Paula Arai and James Luther Adams are Harvard Divinity School alumni.

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Japanese aesthetics

Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety).

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Jōdo Shinshū

, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran.

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Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Lilly Endowment

Lilly Endowment Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the world's largest private philanthropic foundations and among the largest endowments in the United States.

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Louisiana Board of Regents

The Louisiana Board of Regents is a government agency in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is responsible for coordination of all public higher education in the state.

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Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is an American public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Madhyamaka

Mādhyamaka ("middle way" or "centrism";; Tibetan: དབུ་མ་པ་; dbu ma pa), otherwise known as Śūnyavāda ("the emptiness doctrine") and Niḥsvabhāvavāda ("the no ''svabhāva'' doctrine"), refers to a tradition of Buddhist philosophy and practice founded by the Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher Nāgārjuna.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

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Masatoshi Nagatomi

Masatoshi Nagatomi (September 1, 1926 – June 3, 2000) was Japanese professor of Buddhist studies at Harvard University. Paula Arai and Masatoshi Nagatomi are American Buddhist studies scholars.

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Master of Theological Studies

A Master of Theological Studies (MTS) is a graduate degree, offered in theological seminary or graduate faculty of theology, which gives students lay training in theological studies.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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Nagoya

is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city proper with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million.

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Occupation of Japan

Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on April 28, 1952.

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Pedagogy

Pedagogy, most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners.

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San Francisco Zen Center

San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC), is a network of affiliated Sōtō Zen practice and retreat centers in the San Francisco Bay area, comprising City Center or Beginner's Mind Temple, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and Green Gulch Farm Zen Center.

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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Santa Fe County.

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Sōtō

Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku).

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The Journal of Religion

The Journal of Religion is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago Press founded in 1897 as The American Journal of Theology.

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Upaya Institute and Zen Center

Upaya Institute and Zen Center is a center for residential Zen practice located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and founded by Joan Halifax Roshi.

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Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Waseda University

Waseda University, abbreviated as or, is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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Wilfred Cantwell Smith

Wilfred Cantwell Smith (July 21, 1916 – February 7, 2000) was a Canadian Islamicist, comparative religion scholar, and Presbyterian minister.

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Women in Buddhism

Women in Buddhism is a topic that can be approached from varied perspectives including those of theology, history, anthropology, and feminism. Paula Arai and Women in Buddhism are Buddhism and women.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Zen

Zen (Japanese; from Chinese "Chán"; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Arai

Also known as Paula Kane Arai, Paula Kane Robinson Arai.

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American Buddhist studies scholars

Buddhism and women

Buddhist rituals

Ethnographers

Japanese aesthetics

Women and religion

References