Bulletin > Volume 44 “Thirty Years of Workin’ and They Put You on the Award List:” Thoughts on the 2019 Toshihide Numata Book Award for Buddhism

Swanson, Paul L.

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I was asked to prepare a brief report on Clear Serenity, Quiet Insight: T’ient’ai Chih-i’s Mo-ho chih-kuan, receiving the 2019 Toshihide Numata Book Award for Buddhism, and the award ceremony and presentations sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley. Here are some thoughts and reflections on the award ceremony and its themes.