The Varieties of Self-Cultivation in Asian Religion

Sponsored by IACS, ICU

ミニ・シンポジウム
アジアの宗教における「修養」の諸相
(The Varieties of Self-Cultivation in Asian Religion)

Saturday, Jun 6, 2015
14:00-17:30
Administration Building (Honbuto) 204, ICU

「（自己）修養」（self-cultivation）の実践はアジアにおいて、現実世界に生きる人間の実存に向き合う手法として、様々な宗教的創造の中心的役割を担ってきた。社会的存在として生きていくための倫理・道徳の陶冶、寿命を全うするための養生法の模索、そして究極的存在と合一する神秘体験の希求など、「修養」の目的は重層的で多様である。
本セミナーでは、アジアの宗教における「修養」をテーマに、国際的に活躍する３名の研究者の方々から、それぞれの専門分野における最新の調査研究を発表していただく。様々な研究視座から「修養」の諸相に迫ることによって、アジアの宗教のダイナミックな多元性について学ぶ機会が得られることだろう。

Throughout the history of Asian religions, self-cultivation has played a central role as a means of addressing and coping with the conditions of human existence in this world. There are multiple objectives that self-cultivation is typically concerned with. These can include the honing of moral virtues essential to one’s existence as a social being, the enhancement of health and well-being essential to living out one’s allotted lifespan, or the gaining of mystical experience by which one unites with the Divine or the Absolute. In this seminar three internationally active researchers will present data and analysis pertaining to self-cultivation as occurring in their respective fields of specialization. Collectively, their findings should provide an opportunity to understand the dynamics of Asian religions in their multiplicity.

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