The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is presented on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies. This year’s event celebrates the presentation of the 2021 award to Christopher V. Jones and his book "The Buddhist Self: On Tathāgatagarbha and Ātman" (University of Hawai'i Press, 2020). Administered by the Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, the selection is made by an external committee that is appointed annually.

00:00 Start
00:00:09 Announcements and Housekeeping, Robert Sharf
00:01:09 Award Presentation with Robert Sharf and George Tanabe
00:08:28 Christopher V. Jones, “What makes a Buddha-nature text? Reflections on the idea of a ‘tathāgatagarbha corpus’.”
00:50:06 Q&A
01:07:14 Afternoon Panel:
01:08:09 Paul Harrison, “The Buddhist Self and the Buddhist Studies Self.”
01:23:31 Hiromi Habata, “Sattva and Sattvadhātu: The Essential Element of Existence in the World.”
01:43:55 Michael Zimmermann, “From the Lotus Sutra to the Roots of Engaged Buddhism in the Bodhisattvabhūmi: Why Tathāgatagarbha Is Indispensable.”
02:06:44 Discussion

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Christopher V. Jones (University of Cambridge).

PANEL PRESENTATIONS
Paul Harrison (Stanford University).
Hiromi Habata (International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies).
Michael Zimmermann (Universität Hamburg).

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Original Event Info: 2021 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium
Conference/Symposium | November 5 | 2-5 p.m. | Zoom Webinar

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