Events Rethinking the Foundations of Japanese Buddhist Philosophy

This workshop attempts to rethink the foundations of Buddhist philosophy in Japan by focusing on the structures and forms of argumentation employed in scholastic discourse. In particular, the workshop takes the writings of Annen as a focal point from which to discuss themes and points of dispute in early medieval Japan. As a follow-up to papers presented at the 2025 International Association for Buddhist Studies Congress, each presenter will share how their research has progressed toward the goal of publishing an edited volume.

 

15:00~15:30    Vera Chirino (Princeton University, PhD Candidate)

“Annen on Repentance and the Ten Consciousnesses”

 

15:30~16:00    Kameyama Takahiko (Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society, Associate Professor)

“Annen’s View of the Buddhist Truth”

 

16:00~16:30    Eric Haruki Swanson (Loyola Marymount, Assistant Professor)

“Esoteric Buddhism and the Problem of Evil in Annen's Shingonshūkyōjigi”

 

16:30~17:00    Matthew D. McMullen (Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Senior Research Fellow)

“Annen’s Dialogical Method in the Kyōjimondō 教時問答”

 

17:00~17:30    Anna Andreeva (Ghent University, Professor Doctor)

“An annotated translation of Gushi nintai sanshō himitsu hōshū 求子妊胎産生秘密法集, attributed to Annen 安然(841?–915?)”

 

17:30~18:00    General Discussion