An Encountering with Burmese Spirit Possession 244th INTG Meeting – A talk by Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière, CNRS-LASEM We were at Padeima, that is to say somewhere in between Shweguni and Monywa, sitting on the Irrawady River’s sandy bank, in the light of the moon, and listening to the stories of KSM, a spirit-medium, … Read more
232nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Laurie Maund All throughout South and Southeast Asia, Buddhist monks, novices and nuns are responding to the call for their help in managing the impacts of HIV/AIDS on their communities and congregations. By analyzing HIV and its impacts in the framework of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism … Read more
231st INTG Meeting – A talk by Dr. Geoffrey Redmond M.D. Minutes of the meeting are not available. This introduction to the talk is taken from a paper Dr. Redmond presented at the XIIth Conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Bangkok: 8-13 December 2002. Buddhism, like other religions, must now respond to challenges … Read more
230st INTG Meeting – A talk by Jacques Leider The following is the full text of Jacques Leider’s talk: The Geographical Setting and the Population Starting on Bangladesh’s eastern border, Arakan covers the stretch of land which runs south to Cap Negrais where we reach Lower Burma. Arakan’s heartland is the fertile plains of the … Read more
222nd INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by John Butt The Abridged Text of John’s Talk A friend, who has for many years been a Christian missionary in Thailand, mentioned that he thought it strange that I should be the one speaking here tonight on “The Role of the Christian Missionary in Thailand” … Read more
221st INTG Meeting – A slide presentation and talk by Joe Cummings Summary of Joe’s Talk and Presentation Joe Cummings, author of the hardcover pictorial Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection, opened his presentation with a brief history of the Buddhist stupa. The earliest known mention of the word stupa appears in the … Read more
192nd INTG Meeting – A talk by Louis Gabaude The origin of contemporary cartoons criticizing Buddhism is traceable to Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906-1993). Influenced by what some call ‘Protestant Buddhism’, he criticized Thai Buddhism as unfaithful to its origins. Some of his disciples drew cartoons, transmitting his teaching in a humorous manner, and displayed them in schools … Read more
168th INTG Meeting – A talk by Pierre Pichard Your Convenor writes: There was no summary of this talk made at the time and Pierre informs me that the notes he had made have long since disappeared. What follows are three chapters taken from the book ‘The Buddhist Monastery: A Cross Cultural Survey’ edited by Pierre Pichard … Read more
