2018 Toshihide Numata Book Award Symposium | Meaning in the World and in Texts

2018 Toshihide Numata Book Award Presentation and Symposium ‘Meaning in the World and in Texts’: Thoughts on Buddhist Philosophy of Language Jodo Shinshu Center, 2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley Sponsor: Center for Buddhist Studies Friday, November 9, 2018, 3 - 8 pm The Toshihide Numata Book Award in Buddhism is awarded on an annual basis to an outstanding book or books in the area of Buddhist studies. The selection is made by an external committee that is appointed annually. This year’s winner is Professor Roy Tzohar (Tel Aviv University) for his book A Yogācāra Buddhist Theory of Metaphor (Oxford University Press). Speakers: * “Meaning in the World and in Texts“: Thoughts on Buddhist Philosophy of Language Keynote by Award Winner Roy Tzohar PhD, Tel Aviv University * On Tzohar’s Analysis of Buddhist Upacāra Jonardon Ganeri PhD, New York University * How to Bring Words to Life: Apoha as the Transition between Nonconceptual and Conceptual Language in Pratyabhijñā Śaivism Catherine Prueitt PhD, George Mason University * Metaphors and Realities Evan Thompson PhD, University of British Columbia