Wisdom for living in the present and future, learned at a temple. "School Nalanda vol 3" opens at Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo!
School Nalanda, a place to learn wisdom for living in the present and future, created with monks, experts from diverse fields, and young people. The third installment, held in Kyoto and Toyama in 2017, attracted many participants with its in-depth program and garnered significant acclaim.
The third installment will be held at Tsukiji Honganji Temple in Tokyo, known for its unique architecture inspired by ancient Indian styles, designed by Chuta Ito, a representative architect of modern Japan.
The event features a stellar lineup of lecturers, including a neuroscientist, a musician, a robot developer, a film director, and monks, along with a rich program that includes a Tsukiji Honganji night tour.
Jodo Shinshu has a history of approximately 800 years since its founding. "School Nalanda" is a new learning space for the younger generation, aged 10-20s, who are about to enter society, an initiative by the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha. We live in an era where predicting the future of the world is incredibly difficult. In such times, our benchmarks and anchors for living are also greatly shaken. In a society where diverse values coexist, why not learn wisdom from various fields, including Buddhism, to create your own "measuring stick"?
Event Outline
Date & Time: Saturday, March 3 & Sunday, March 4, 2018, 10:00 AM - 6:15 PM
Venue: Tsukiji Honganji Temple, Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha (3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Lecturers:
March 3: Atsushi Iriki (Neuroscientist), Ann Sally (Musician/Physician), Hideaki Koike (Monk, Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha)
March 4: Kaname Hayashi (Robot Developer), Yukiko Mishima (Film Director), Hiroaki Kuzuno (Monk, Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha)
Capacity: 60 people per day
Target Audience: Ages 18-29
Participation Fee: ¥3,000 per day, ¥5,000 for both days (includes lunch)
A learning space for young people aged 10-20s to build their inner core.
This year's lineup includes Ann Sally, a musician and physician; Atsushi Iriki, a leading Japanese neuroscientist; Kaname Hayashi of GROOVE X, who is developing next-generation robots that empathize with human emotions; Yukiko Mishima, a film director whose latest work "As Much as I Love You" has received critical acclaim both domestically and internationally; and monks from the Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha. Lectures and panel discussions with these distinguished speakers are planned.
Additionally, the program is enriched with experiential activities such as a night tour exploring Tsukiji Honganji Temple after closing, a pipe organ concert featuring an instrument with 2,000 pipes, and Gagaku court music performances by monks.
Lunch will be a special menu prepared by the Japanese restaurant "Shisui" (seafood dishes on the 3rd, Shojin Ryori vegetarian cuisine on the 4th).
Theme for the 3rd Installment: Balancing "For Myself" and "For Others"
Schedule (Tentative)
Saturday, March 3
9:30 AM: Registration opens
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM: Icebreaker
10:25 AM - 11:25 AM: Lecture 1 (Atsushi Iriki)
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM: Lecture 2 (Ann Sally)
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM: Lunch "Seafood Dishes"
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM: Lecture 3 (Hideaki Koike)
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM: Panel Discussion with Three Lecturers
3:25 PM - 4:05 PM: Group Discussion
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM: Full Group Discussion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Tsukiji Honganji Night Tour + Pipe Organ Concert
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Group Photo & Questionnaire
Sunday, March 4
9:30 AM: Registration opens
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM: Icebreaker
10:25 AM - 11:25 AM: Lecture 1 (Kaname Hayashi)
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM: Lecture 2 (Yukiko Mishima)
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM: Lunch "Shojin Ryori"
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM: Lecture 3 (Hiroaki Kuzuno)
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM: Panel Discussion with Three Lecturers
3:25 PM - 4:05 PM: Group Discussion
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM: Full Group Discussion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Tsukiji Honganji Night Tour + Gagaku Performance by Monks
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Group Photo & Questionnaire
The program is packed with lectures by each speaker, a panel discussion with all lecturers, discussions among participants and with the lecturers, and a Tsukiji Honganji night tour. The content of the lunch and tours also varies by day, so don't miss either!
"School Nalanda" aims to be a place where participants can collectively explore the elements for building their personal foundation, by gathering and cross-learning various human wisdoms accumulated over 2,500 years, including science, arts, philosophy, and Buddhism, engaging in interactive dialogue, and experiencing them firsthand.
Jodo Shinshu Honganji-ha, Children and Youth Engagement Promotion Office
Tel. 075-371-5181
https://www.facebook.com/HonguanjiNalanda/