Curriculum Vitae Ven. Chanju Mun, Ph.D. (Buddhist Name: Seongwon) Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Coastal Carolina University P.O. Box 261954 Conway, SC 29528-6054 Office: + 1 (843) 349-2731 Cel: + 1 (213) 675-0336 Fax: + 1 (914) 361-1149 Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Personal Data Place of Birth: Gurye, Republic of Korea (South Korea) Nationality: Naturalized US citizen Areas of Specialization East Asian Buddhism (Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Buddhism); Indo-Tibetan Buddhism; Peace Studies; Engaged Buddhism; American Buddhism; Daoism; Confucianism; Indian Philosophy; and so forth Education / Research 2003-04 Visiting researcher at Tibetan Drepung (Loseling) Monastic University in Mundgod, Karnataka, India 2002 Ph. D. in Buddhist Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison 2001-02 Foreign researcher in Indian Philosophy and Buddhist Studies at University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 2000-02 Ph.D. candidate both in Buddhist Studies and in Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Wisconsin – Madison 1997-01 M.A. in Asian Languages and Cultures (Asian Religions) at University of Wisconsin – Madison 1997-00 Ph.D. minor in Chinese Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison 1997-00 Enrolled as a Ph.D. student both in Asian Languages and Cultures and in Buddhist Studies at University of Wisconsin – Madison 1989-91 Reading courses taken in classical Chinese in the National Translation Project Institute, Seoul, South Korea 1989-92 M.A. in Asian Philosophy at Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea 1985-89 B.A. in Buddhist Studies at Dongguk University, Seoul, S. Korea Monkhood 2006- Chairman of the Committee for International Exchanges at the World Seon Meditation Culture Town in Busan, South Korea 2005- Founder and chief editor of Blue Pine Books 2004-07 Resident minister at Korea-sah Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, California 1 2003-04 Resident monk at Tibetan Drepung (Loseling) Monastery in Mundgod, Karnataka, India 2001-02 Resident minister at Tokyo Shogyo-ji Buddhist Temple in Tokyo, Japan 1998-13 Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Jung Bup Sa Buddhist Temple in Honolulu, Hawaii 1997-02 Resident minister at Soyo-am Buddhist Temple in Cross Plains, Wisconsin 1996-97 Resident minister at Daewon-sa Buddhist Temple in Honolulu, Hawaii 1996-97 Vice president of Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB) in Honolulu, Hawaii 1992-95 Buddhist chaplain officer in Korean Army 1989-92 Resident minister at Guryong-sa Buddhist Temple in Seoul, S. Korea 1989 Fully ordained at Bongseon-sa Buddhist Temple in Gyeonggi Province, S. Korea 1985 Ordained at Tongdo-sa Buddhist Temple in South Gyeongsang Province, S. Korea Teaching Careers 2013- Adjunct professor of Buddhism and World Religions at Coastal Carolina University 2009-13 Lecturer of Buddhist Philosophy at University of Hawaii - Manoa 2007-09 Visiting professor of Buddhist Philosophy at University of Hawaii – Manoa 2007-13 Religious instructor at Jung Bup Sa Buddhist Temple in Honolulu, Hawaii 2005-07 Adjunct professor of East Asian Philosophy at Dongguk Royal University in Los Angeles, California 2004-07 Assistant professor of East Asian Buddhism at the University of the West in Rosemead, California 2004-07 Religious instructor at Korea-sa Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, California 1997-04 Religious instructor at Soyo-am Buddhist Temple in Cross Plains, Wisconsin 1996-97 Korean Language Instructor in Hangeul (Korean) Language Institute at Daewon- sa Buddhist Temple in Honolulu, Hawaii 1992-95 Religious instructor in Korean Army 1990-92 Religious instructor at Guryong-sa Buddhist Temple, Seoul, S. Korea 1989-90 Teaching Fellow at Seoul National University Academic Service Activities 2014- The Editorial Committee member of Santisuksa: Journal of Peace Studies as part of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University's (MCU) Master of Arts in Peace Studies Program 2014- The Editorial Committee member of Bulgyo-hak yeon-gu (Journal of the Korean Society for Buddhist Studies) 2011 Organized a public lecture by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche on Buddhism and peace at the University of Hawaii – Manoa 2010- The Editorial Committee member of Daegak sasang (Maha Bodhi Thought) 2009 Organized a public lecture by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche on Buddhism and peace at the University of Hawaii – Manoa 2007- The Editorial Committee member of Bojo sasang (Journal of Bojo Thought Research Institution) 2 2007- 09 PhD and MA Examination Committee member, Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii - Manoa 2007 Organized the International Joint Conference on the theme of “Tradition and Change in Buddhism” between Dongguk University and University of the West at the University of the West in Los Angeles 2006 Organized the publication ceremony of my book entitled The History of Doctrinal Classification in Chinese Buddhism: A Study of the Panjiao Systems at Rotex Hotel in Los Angeles 2005 Helped the University of the West establish sisterhood with four universities in South Korea such as Dongguk University, Honam University, Geumgang University and Uiduk University 2004-07 The Editorial Board member of Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism 2004- Liaison Officer between the University of the West and Korean Universities 2004- PhD and MA Examination Committee member, Department of Religious Studies, University of the West 2004- Advising of Graduate Students, Department of Religious Studies, University of the West 2004-07 Curriculum Committee member, Department of Religious Studies, University of the West 2004-07 Academic Senate member, University of the West Presentations 2015 “Colors in the Chinese Theory of Five Elements.” The Annual Conference of ASIA Network, Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri 2014 “Engaging Married and Celibate Buddhist Monastic Monasticism through Korean Film.” The Annual Conference of ASIA Network, the Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois 2014 “Sun-tzu’s Art of War: What the Ancient Chinese Thought Have To Do With Contemporary America?” Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values, Costal Carolina University 2014 “Buddhism, Wealth and Poverty: Buying the Stairway to Nirvana.” Lackey Chapel, Costal Carolina University 2014 “Bodhisattva Precepts and Their Application in Korea.” The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 2013 “Jiyul (b. 1957) and Ecofeminism.” The Annual Conference of American Academy of Religion, Marriot Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland 2013 “Yun Goam and Vinaya (Discipline).” The International Conference on Baek Yongseong (1864-1940) and Yun Goam (1899-1988), Haein-sa Monastery, Hapcheon, South Korea 2013 “Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii: A Perspective of Modernization and Acculturation.” The US Parish Headquarters of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, New York 2013 “Korean Buddhism under Japanese Government-General’s “Ordinance of Korean Buddhist Temples.”” The 19th Annual Conference of Japan Studies Association. Hawaii Tokai International College, Honolulu, Hawaii 2012 “Orthopraxis Sources in Modern South Korean Buddhism.” Research Institute of Buddhist Culture, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea 3 2012 “Jiyul (b. 1957) and Ecofeminism: Hunger Strikes and the Lawsuit for Salamanders.” Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Coastal Carolina University 2011 “Buddha Images: Holy and Commercial?” Center for Process Studies, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont Lincoln University 2011 “Chinese Buddhist Hermeneutics: An Overview.” Department of Religion, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 2011 “Introducing Students to South Korea’s Minjung (Liberation) Buddhism in 1980’s by Way of the Concepts of Orthopraxis, Violence, and Doctrinal Classification.” The 16th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Buddhist Monastery, Taipei, Taiwan 2010 “Bak Hanyeong (1870-1948) and Anti-Chan Sectarianism.” International Academic Congress in Commemoration of Bojo Jinul’s 800th Nirvana Songwang-sa Monastery, Suncheon City, South Jeolla Province, South Korea 2010 “Charting the Future of Buddhist Philology: A Case of Chinese Buddhist Translations.” The Annual Conference on South Asia. Center for South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin – Madison 2009 “Japanese Philosophy: An Overview.” School of Asian and Pacific Studies. University of Hawaii – Manoa 2008 “Modern Korean Buddhism and Peacemaking.” The 60th Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. 2008 “Peacemakers vs. Anti-peacemakers: Four Forms of Modern Korean Buddhism.” The 2008 Academic Conference on Humanistic Buddhism. Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2008 “Korean Religions: An Overview.” Asian Studies Development Program, East- West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 2007 “Symposium: The Vision of Buddhism in the Department of Religion, University of Hawai'i and the Community.” Buddhist Study Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 2007 “Either Peacemakers or Anti-peacemakers: Imperialisms and Modern Korean Buddhism.” The 4th Annual International Conference of the Association for East Asian Buddhist Culture Studies. Tongdo-sa Monastery, Yangsan City, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea 2007 “Buddhism and Peace: Buddhist Contexts.” International Joint Conference between Dongguk University and University of the West at the University of the West in Los Angeles 2007 “Purification Buddhist Movement (1954-1962): Cleansing Japanese Buddhist