On Monday, 27 January 2014, 12:24, Caroline Starkey <trs6cf@leeds.ac.uk> wrote:
Caroline Starkey Dear all, Thanks for the replies - and for the question, Peter. It's a really interesting one, and something that we have been (and continue to) think about. We are taking a broad definition of the te
Dear NBO Members,
Jamie Cresswell very kindly agreed to let us send a message to the NBO
list about a new research project about Buddhist buildings in England
that we are currently undertaking at the Centre for Religion and
Public Life (University of Leeds) with English Heritage.
The aim of the research project is to explore the function,
significance and meaning of buildings for various Buddhist communities
in England; the results of which will be written into a report for
English Heritage (which will be available on their website) as well as
an academic publication. The research will be completed by September
2014.
Over the life of the project we plan to visit about 16 different sites
to do in-depth interviews, and we have also launched, today, our
online survey.
We would be very grateful if you would be able to complete the survey,
on behalf of a Buddhist group that you are affiliated with (or,
alternatively, forward the survey link to someone who you think would
be more appropriate). The survey need only be completed once per
building (although an organisation who has multiple buildings can
complete the survey multiple times). The person completing the survey
need not be the most senior person in a Buddhist group or
organisation, but they should have some knowledge of the history of
their building and its current use.
The survey should take between 15-20 minutes to complete and is
available at: https://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/buildingbuddhism_england
We have more information about our project on our blog, which is
available at: www.buildingbuddhism.wordpress.com
We really appreciate your involvement,
Please don't hesitate to email us with any questions,
Best Wishes
Dr Emma Tomalin and Caroline Starkey
Centre for Religion and Public Life
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Hopewell House, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
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Jamie Cresswell very kindly agreed to let us send a message to the NBO
list about a new research project about Buddhist buildings in England
that we are currently undertaking at the Centre for Religion and
Public Life (University of Leeds) with English Heritage.
The aim of the research project is to explore the function,
significance and meaning of buildings for various Buddhist communities
in England; the results of which will be written into a report for
English Heritage (which will be available on their website) as well as
an academic publication. The research will be completed by September
2014.
Over the life of the project we plan to visit about 16 different sites
to do in-depth interviews, and we have also launched, today, our
online survey.
We would be very grateful if you would be able to complete the survey,
on behalf of a Buddhist group that you are affiliated with (or,
alternatively, forward the survey link to someone who you think would
be more appropriate). The survey need only be completed once per
building (although an organisation who has multiple buildings can
complete the survey multiple times). The person completing the survey
need not be the most senior person in a Buddhist group or
organisation, but they should have some knowledge of the history of
their building and its current use.
The survey should take between 15-20 minutes to complete and is
available at: https://www.survey.leeds.ac.uk/buildingbuddhism_england
We have more information about our project on our blog, which is
available at: www.buildingbuddhism.wordpress.com
We really appreciate your involvement,
Please don't hesitate to email us with any questions,
Best Wishes
Dr Emma Tomalin and Caroline Starkey
Centre for Religion and Public Life
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Hopewell House, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
=============
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Today at 11:31 AM
Dear all,
Thanks for the replies - and for the question, Peter. It's a really
interesting one, and something that we have been (and continue to)
think about.
We are taking a broad definition of the term ‘building’ for this
project, quite deliberately, as already we can already see that there
are a lot of different ‘Buddhist buildings’ out there, ranging from
residential houses where small groups might meet, to large monastic
complexes. For us, ‘Buddhist building’ might also include a notable
monument as well, or indeed a school.
We think what they have in common here is a community function – a
place or space where a group of people, large or small, would meet to
engage in Buddhist practice – e.g. meditation, or talks or community
activity; and that might be advertised as such to the public.
However, we are paying particular attention in this project to public
buildings (as opposed to residential houses where groups might meet)
as this reflects the priorities of English Heritage in terms of
listing and protection.
We know the language is complex in this area as well – ‘centre’,
‘temple’, ‘monastery’, ‘place of worship’, ‘faith building’ have all
come up – but we do want to be as inclusive as possible, 1. To help
refine the definition of ‘Buddhist building’ in the English context,
and 2. So that we can get a good picture of the ‘landscape’ of
Buddhism in England. It is limited to England at this stage as this is
English Heritage’s geographical remit.
However, we’d be really interested to hear from anyone who might want
to refine our broad definition, either to include or exclude certain
types of buildings - We're very open to on-going conversation. I'd
also really like to include the idea of refuge too.
With very best wishes,
Caroline and Emma
Thanks for the replies - and for the question, Peter. It's a really
interesting one, and something that we have been (and continue to)
think about.
We are taking a broad definition of the term ‘building’ for this
project, quite deliberately, as already we can already see that there
are a lot of different ‘Buddhist buildings’ out there, ranging from
residential houses where small groups might meet, to large monastic
complexes. For us, ‘Buddhist building’ might also include a notable
monument as well, or indeed a school.
We think what they have in common here is a community function – a
place or space where a group of people, large or small, would meet to
engage in Buddhist practice – e.g. meditation, or talks or community
activity; and that might be advertised as such to the public.
However, we are paying particular attention in this project to public
buildings (as opposed to residential houses where groups might meet)
as this reflects the priorities of English Heritage in terms of
listing and protection.
We know the language is complex in this area as well – ‘centre’,
‘temple’, ‘monastery’, ‘place of worship’, ‘faith building’ have all
come up – but we do want to be as inclusive as possible, 1. To help
refine the definition of ‘Buddhist building’ in the English context,
and 2. So that we can get a good picture of the ‘landscape’ of
Buddhism in England. It is limited to England at this stage as this is
English Heritage’s geographical remit.
However, we’d be really interested to hear from anyone who might want
to refine our broad definition, either to include or exclude certain
types of buildings - We're very open to on-going conversation. I'd
also really like to include the idea of refuge too.
With very best wishes,
Caroline and Emma
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