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Saturday Afternoon Public Lecture
Saturday, February 4, 2012 | 2:00-4:00 PM
American Buddhist Study Center Library
331 Riverside Drive (between 105 and 106 Streets)
New York, NY 10025
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Professor James Dobbins at Oberlin College received his Master of Arts and his
Doctor of Philosophy at Yale University. His knowledge on Shin Buddhism is extensive, he has
written two books; Jodo Shinshu: Shin Buddhism in Medieval Japan and Letters of the Nun
Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in Medieval Japan, along with many papers and articles on
Buddhism.
His talk today is an adaptation of a lecture he gave at Otani University last year in Japan which
will be published in the Eastern Buddhist publication. The original title of his talk was
The Many Faces of Shinran: Images from D.T. Suzuki and The Eastern Buddhist. Dr. Dobbins
traces the footstep of Shin Buddhism through centuries in Japan and how in particular Shin Buddhism
reformed itself to meet the needs of a new modern generation of Japanese. His talk covers stories
about Shinran and D.T. Suzuki's publication Eastern Buddhist.
This is going to be a fascinating talk for all Jodo Shinshu followers and those interested in Shin
Buddhism. Please join us as Dr. Dobbins unveils a Jodo Shinshu world of compassion and giving in
an age of greed and selfishness.
Please RSVP at
admin@americanbuddhiststudycenter.org
or leave a message at 212-864-7424.
A suggested donation is requested of $5 for ABSC members and $10 for all others to help support
our non-profit Buddhist Study Center.
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