November 9, 2018
The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies. The selection is made by an external committee that is appointed annually. This year's winner is Professor Roy Tzohar (Tel Aviv University) for his book A Yogācāra Buddhist Theory of Metaphor (Oxford University Press).
Program:
3:10 pm: Introduction and Award Presentation
3:30 pm: Keynote by Award Winner Roy Tzohar
4:30-4:45: Coffee Break
4:45 pm: Symposium
- Our Talk of the Merely Intentional:
On Tzohar’s Analysis of Buddhist Upacāra
Jonardon Ganeri, New York University - How to Bring Words to Life:
Apoha as the Transition between Nonconceptual and Conceptual Language in Pratyabhijñā Śaivism
Catherine Prueitt, George Mason University - Metaphors and Realities
Evan Thompson, University of British Columbia
6:00 pm: Discussion
Event Contact: buddhiststudies@berkeley.edu, 510.643.5104
Jodo Shinshu Center, Friday, November 9, 2018, 3 - 8 pm
2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley