New Religions#1

12 June 2012

Masayo Urasaki(Faa)

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Today’s Class Goal

1) Understanding the course overview.

2) Open the interest of New Religion and

Japan

3) Mutual Understanding about the

images of New Religion and Japan.

(Lecturer and Students,

Students each other)

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Today’s Schedule

IntroductionIntroduce lecture’s backgroundCourse OverviewWorkshop

(Write the feedback paper)

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General Description

・ New Religion in Japan

Nature,

Structures

Reasons for Origins and Appeals

・ Definition of New Religion

・ New New Religions

・ Social and Cultural impacts

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Goals of Class

1) To study and understand the general view of New Religions in Japan. 2) To explore contributions made by New Religions and their influence into Japanese society and culture.

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Grading Class Attendance 15% Examination

- Mid – Term Test 20 %

- Final Examination 50 % Feedback papers/

　　　 Interest/Others 　　　　 15 %

　　　　　　 TOTAL 　　　　　　　　　　　　 100%

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Course Design

1) Lectures (Power-point)

2) Use the Audio-Visual Aids

(DVD, VCD)

3) Workshop (Sharing individual's own ideas in the small groups)

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Introduce Lecturer’s background

Born at Okinawa, JapanStudy at University of the RyukyusFirst trip to Thailand - March 1992Encounter the Advisor Interest to “Development Monk”

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Exchange Student at Chulalongkorn University

Field work at “Wat Pa Sukato” in Chiyaphum Province

Interest Meditation Practices (Charoen Sati)

Translate Acharn Kampol’s book into Japanese and published

Work at Buddhist Hospice (Rissho Kosei Kai) as Spiritual Care Worker

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Religious Background

Mother became the member of “Rissho Kosei Kai” before she married at Tokyo.

Father has died by car accident when Faa was 2 years old.

My family has faith to Buddhism in our daily life ( Maybe it is some strange as general Japenese?)

↑70% Japanese say “We has no faith to particular Religion”

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Workshop Activities

Consider each ideas by yourself

Sharing ideas the 2 or 3 persons

Write add new ideas what you were inspired from other members

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Workshop Activities

Sharing images of New ReligionSharing images of JapanSharing knowledge of

Japanese ReligionSharing knowledge of

Japanese New Religion