Temple Stay at Yongjusa

The Bath Spa team spent one-night temple stay at Yongjusa temple in Kyunggi on 14-15 July 2009. This was an special occasion since Angharad had a special cake for her birthday. The activities included the participation in the tea ceremony, making lotus lanterns, making a rosary, a meditation session with yogic exercise and a tour in the temple which included printing Buddhist scriptures. Keel University students joined Bath Spa team.

International Conference on Buddhist Meditation

On 13th July 2009, Dr. Deegalle participated in the International Conference on "Buddhist Meditation in Theory and Practice" hosted by BK21 Buddhist Studies in a Global Age of Dongguk University. Dr. Deegalle was the discussent for the paper on "The Theory and Practice of Meditation" deliverded by Professor Johannes Bronkhorst (University of Lausanne). Professor Robert Buswell (UCLA) presented a paper on "Kanhwa Son" meditation and the speakers were introduced by Professor Yong-pyo Kim of Dongguk University, Director of Brain Korea 21.

European Buddhism TV Documentary

The Buddhist Telivision Network in Seoul invited Dr. Deegalle to appear in their TV documentary on European Buddhism that is under production now. The interview was held on Friday 10 July at the studio in Seoul. The TV crew plans to travel in Europe for one month from the middle of July. The documentary is produced by Mr. Burn-Soo Kim.

Trying out warrior dress

As a part of summer school excursion, Professor Bronkhorst, Lucy and Helena did not forget to try out what it means to be a warrior even for a moment in a hot day!

The Office of International Programs and Education at Dongguk University hosted a special feast for the visiting scholars today at Sky Garden Italien Restaurant. The present were (from left to right): Professor Il-Chung Kim (Host and Dean, Office of International Programs and Education, Dongguk University), Professor Johannes Bronkhorst (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), Professor Sangbeom Koo (Dongguk University), Professor Jae Soh (Seoul Institute of the Arts), Mr. Sang Yoo Kim (Dongguk University), Dr. Mahinda Deegalle (Bath Spa University), Dr. Ian Simm (Director, British Council in Korea), Ms. Seungeun Chang (Assistant Director, British Council in Korea), and Dr. Nick Bently (Keel University).

Meeting a Famous Korean Film Director

One week almost has passed. We have been busy. We have done a lot of things within this week. We had a rare opportunity on 3rd July 2009. Korean film director, Mr. Lee Myung-se came to give us a lecture on his work and I was able to present the last year's DVD. He is considering producing a film on Buddhism in future.