Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2023

Topic:

Mismatched Time and Redemption: Taking the Viewpoint Sarvlaced Ti as an Example

Speaker:

Dr. Wu Wei (Lecturer, School of Philosophy, Inner Mongolia University)

Date:

24 Mar 2023 (Friday)

Time:

19:00~21:00

Format:

Webinar: ZOOM Meeting & WeChat Channels

Venue:

ZOOM ID: 910 6024 1050; Wechat Channels: 香港中大人間佛研中心

Language:

Mandarin

Introduction

In the creation myths and religions of all nations in the world, there is a basic awareness and discussion on "time". In these traditions, the starting point of time is often closely connected with the God who created the world, and the concept of time also constitutes an approach to the problem in Wes-tern philosophy. But whether the question of time itself can be explained by another way of thinking. In this regard, Buddhism, especially Sarvāstivāda in Sectarian Buddhism, puts forward the view that time flows from the future to the past. The way of Sarvāstivāda understanding of time seems to be a mystery of time, but the proposal of this counterintuitive view of time is meaningful. In the experience of Buddhist enlightenment, time is not only the moment when the enlightened person leaps into the world of everything is empty, but also means the eternal contemplation and redemption of life lasting forever in the secular world.

Speaker

Dr. Wu Wei, Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Peking University, worked as journal editor for Xuyun Lectures organized by the Research Institute for Religious Culture of Peking University, Buddhist Workshop Series, Journal of Humanities Religion, and as a lecturer at Benhuan College, Shenzhen Hongfa Temple. He is currently a lecturer at the School of Philosophy of Inner Mongolia University and a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism of the CUHK. His main research fields are Chinese Buddhist philosophy, research on Tiantai sect thought in Song Dynasty, and Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism. Published On the Method of Liberation in "the Miscellaneous Agama Sutra", The Reality of Emptiness and Nirvana: The Truth Under the Perspective of Madhyamaka in the "Mhe Reality of Emptine", Study on the "Shurangama Sutra" Perfect penetration True Appearance —Interpretation from the perspective of the Tiantai Sect of the Song Dynasty, Comparison of the Concept of Tatharison of thand Zhiyi's Single-mindedness, Displacement of Time——Based on the Analysis of the Buddhist Time View of Sarvlacement "Three Worlds" etc.