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|bio=Prof. Schapiro studied comparative religion as an undergraduate at Columbia University before pursuing a degree in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, where he earned a PhD in 2012. His scholarship has primarily focused on Tibetan Buddhist ideas about teachers and teaching, as well as on Tibetan forms of advice writing. | |bio=Prof. Schapiro studied comparative religion as an undergraduate at Columbia University before pursuing a degree in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, where he earned a PhD in 2012. His scholarship has primarily focused on Tibetan Buddhist ideas about teachers and teaching, as well as on Tibetan forms of advice writing. | ||
Schapiro teaches a range of courses on Asian Religions at Fordham, including classes on Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese Religions and Japanese Religions. His classes incorporate semester-long reflections on a variety of themes, including Ethics & Responsibility (Hindu Literature and Ethics), Literary Rhetoric (Classic Buddhist Texts), Aesthetics (Japanese Religions), Becoming (more) Human (Chinese Religions), the Value of Knowledge (Buddhist Meditation), and American Identity (Buddhism in America). ([https://www.fordham.edu/info/23704/theology_faculty/10615/joshua_schapiro Source | Schapiro teaches a range of courses on Asian Religions at Fordham, including classes on Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese Religions and Japanese Religions. His classes incorporate semester-long reflections on a variety of themes, including Ethics & Responsibility (Hindu Literature and Ethics), Literary Rhetoric (Classic Buddhist Texts), Aesthetics (Japanese Religions), Becoming (more) Human (Chinese Religions), the Value of Knowledge (Buddhist Meditation), and American Identity (Buddhism in America). ([https://www.fordham.edu/info/23704/theology_faculty/10615/joshua_schapiro Source Accessed April 23, 2020]) | ||
|publications=* ''A Gathering of Brilliant Moons: Practice Advice from the Ecumenical Masters of Tibet'', edited by Holly Gayley and Joshua Schapiro. (Wisdom Publications, 2017). | |publications=* ''A Gathering of Brilliant Moons: Practice Advice from the Ecumenical Masters of Tibet'', edited by Holly Gayley and Joshua Schapiro. (Wisdom Publications, 2017). | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 21 July 2020
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Fordham University
PhD University
- Harvard University
Education
PhD, Harvard University, Study of Religion, 2012
MTS, Harvard Divinity School, 2005
BA, Columbia University, Religion, 2000
Biographical Information
Prof. Schapiro studied comparative religion as an undergraduate at Columbia University before pursuing a degree in Buddhist Studies at Harvard University, where he earned a PhD in 2012. His scholarship has primarily focused on Tibetan Buddhist ideas about teachers and teaching, as well as on Tibetan forms of advice writing.
Schapiro teaches a range of courses on Asian Religions at Fordham, including classes on Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese Religions and Japanese Religions. His classes incorporate semester-long reflections on a variety of themes, including Ethics & Responsibility (Hindu Literature and Ethics), Literary Rhetoric (Classic Buddhist Texts), Aesthetics (Japanese Religions), Becoming (more) Human (Chinese Religions), the Value of Knowledge (Buddhist Meditation), and American Identity (Buddhism in America). (Source Accessed April 23, 2020)
Publications
- A Gathering of Brilliant Moons: Practice Advice from the Ecumenical Masters of Tibet, edited by Holly Gayley and Joshua Schapiro. (Wisdom Publications, 2017).
- "Pedagogy and Performance in Tibetan Buddhism," edited by Michael Sheehy and Joshua Schapiro. Religions. (MDPI, 2017). Available at: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/tibetan_buddhism
- "Revisiting Tibetan Religion and Philosophy: Proceedings of the Second International Seminar of Young Tibetologists in Paris." Vol. 2. Edited by Marc-Henri Deroche, Joshua Schapiro, S. Kumagai, K.N.
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- Person description or short bio
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Which Wheel Turning | |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
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Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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