Center for the Expansion of Academics on Korea

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About CEAK

Welcome to CEAK

Korean Ethos of Glocality
through the Buddhist Prism

The Center for the Expansion of Academics on Korea at Dongguk University aims to promote the globality and specificity of Korean studies to the world through universal Buddhism.
Our institute will make 50 online video lectures with the theme of Korean Buddhism over the next 5 years(2021-2026).
This project will not only make people around the world interested in Korean Buddhism, but also give us an opportunity to examine the research results of Korean Buddhism.

Project Outlines

Support
The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea
The Korean Studies Promotion Service at the Academy of Korean Studies

Application Period
2021.07.01. ~ 2026.06.30. (5 years)

Administration
The Center for thw Expansion of Academics on Korea at Dongguk University

Project Resources
The subsidy of the Korean Studies Promotion Service at the Academy of Korean Studies

Amount of Grant
(Unit: million KRW)
1,000,000 per year,
Total 5,000,000 over 5 years

Project Objective and Details

This project consists of 2 step, 5 year’s curriculum.
Step 1(1st-3rd year) - Glocal Korean Buddhism: Locality and Globality
Step 2(4th-5th year) - Post-glocality: Now and Future in Korean Buddhism


Step	Year	Topics	Purpose
1	Glocal Korean Buddhism : Locality and Globality
	1	History and Historical Figures	Understanding of the History and Historical figures of Korean Buddhism
	2	Culture and Religion	Understanding of Culture of Korean Buddhism and Religion
	3	Thoughts and Tradition	Understanding of Thoughts and Tradition of Korean Buddhism
2	Post-glocality : Now and Future in Korean Buddhism
	4	Society and Everyday Life	Modern Society and Everyday Life, Present Interest and Use of Buddhism
	5	The World and the Future	Buddhist Value Creation for the Future of post-glocal world

10 courses are produced each year, 1 course consists of 10 lectures. Each lecture is produced as an on-line video lecture.
Each Lecture is available on K-MOOC platform of the National Institute For Lifelong Education.
Korean language research book(Glocal Korean Buddhism : Locality and Globality) and English research book (Post-glocality of Korean Buddhism) containing the curriculum and contents of on-line lectures will be published.

The Subject of 50 Lectures

Assignment of lectures by level
Beginner's course for undergraduates(3 Lectures) / Intermediate course for graduate students(4 Lectures) / Advanced courses for researchers and experts(3 Lectures)
The lecture consists of 'general use' and 'local use' according to the topic and content.
General use: universal lectures covering the world
Local use: Specific local lectures for North America and Europe


Step	Year	Composition	Beginner Level	Intermediate Level	Advanced Level
Step 1	Glocal Korean Buddhism : Locality and Globality
	1st year	History and Historical Figures
		General Use	Korean Buddhist Art in Global Perspective Characters and Hangeul(Korean Alphabet)	Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla Buddhist Figures Goryeo and Joseon Buddhist Figures	Publication and Buddhism Korean Buddhism Inscription
		Local Use	Buddhist Rituals	Monastic Order and School State Power and Buddhism	Korean Mountain Temple and Seowon
	2nd year	Culture and Religion
		General Use	Buddhist Architecture Buddhist Belief	East Asian Buddhist Culture Everyday Life and Norm of Korean Temples	Buddhism and Women Country of Hwaeom(Huayan)
		Local Use	Korean Buddhism and Christianity	Korean Buddhism and East Asia History Book of Korean Buddhism	Korean Buddhism from the Chinese perspective
	3rd year	Thoughts and Tradition
		General Use	Buddhist Literature World of Pure Land	Keywords of East Asian Buddhist Seon History and Tradition	War and Violence Temple Economy
		Local Use	Korean Buddhism and the West	Korean Buddhism and Shamanism Korean Buddhism and the West	Korean Buddhism from the Japanese perspective
Step 2	Post-glocality : Now and Future in Korean Buddhism
	4th year	Society and Everyday Life
		General Use	Films and Buddhism Music and Buddhism	Food and Buddhism Travel and Pilgrimage	Buddhist Social Welfare Buddhism and Religious Reconciliation
		Local Use	Happiness and Well-being in Buddhism	Buddhism and Matter Buddhism and Meditation	Buddhism and Death
	5th year	The World and the Future
		General Use	Buddhism and Human Beings Buddhism and Science	Buddhist View of Afterlife Buddhism and Utopia	Buddhism and Ecological Philosophy and Buddhism
		Local Use	Buddhism and Hallyu(Korean Wave)	Guddhist Digital Platform Buddhism and Transculture	Buddha Brain

About CEAK

Project Plan