Welcome

You have reached the webpage of Shayne Clarke, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University.

As you will see if you explore the tabs above, I specialise in Indian Buddhism in general, and Buddhist monastic law (Vinaya) in particular.

I welcome any comments or suggestions about this webpage. Please feel free to contact me directly by e-mail.

Please also note the webpages of my colleagues, Dr. James Benn (Chinese Buddhism and Chinese religions) and Dr. Mark Rowe (Japanese Buddhism and Japanese religions).

The University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program is pleased to announce a free, public lecture by

Professor Gregory Schopen (UCLA)

“The Limited Reach of Religious Doctrine: Debt, Slavery, and Who could Become a Buddhist Nun (or Monk) in Early India.”

5 pm, April 15, 2011

Muzzo Family Alumni Hall 100, St. Michael’s College, St. Joseph St, Toronto
Sponsored by the University of Toronto/McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program

Professor Gregory Schopen (MA McMaster University, 1975; PhD ANU, 1979) has taught at the Universities of Michigan, Washington, Indiana, Texas, Stanford, and California. He was awarded a prestigious MacArthur “genius” fellowship (1985-1990) in recognition of his work in Buddhist Studies, which has been described as “Unquestionably the freshest, most exciting scholarship to have emerged in the field in half a century.” Professor Schopen’s numerous publications include:

• Bones, Stones and Buddhist Monks. University of Hawai’i Press, 1997.
• Buddhist Monks and Business Matters. University of Hawai’i Press, 2004.
• Figments and Fragments of Mahāyāna Buddhism in India. University of Hawai’i Press, 2005.

http://buddhiststudies.chass.utoronto.ca/gregory-schopen/