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 7~10 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(The Spectrum of Korean Buddhism) and English research book(Korean Magical Medicine_Buddhist Healing Talismans in Chosŏn Korea) 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 Buddhist Rituals	The Buddhist Order and Buddhist School Sansa and Seowon in Korea	The State Power and Buddhism Publication and Buddhism
		Local Use	Writing System and Hangul	Buddhist Figures of the Three Kingdoms and the Unified Silla The Buddhist Figures in Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty	The Epigraphs of Korean Buddhism
	2nd year	Culture and Religion
		General Use	Buddhist Architecture: Stories of History and Space Korean Buddhist Faith	East Asian Buddhist Culture Buddhist Magic and Healing in Korea	Rediscovering Women in Korean Buddhism The World of Hwaeom (Flower Garland)
		Local Use	Korean Buddhism and Confucianism	Daily Life and Norms of Korean Temples Historical Figures of Korean Buddhism in Modern Times	The Relationship between Chinese Buddhism and Korean Buddhism
	3rd year	Thoughts and Tradition
		General Use	Korean Buddhist Literature Cultural Heritage of Korean Buddhism: National Treasures	Key Concepts in East Asian Buddhist Thought History and Culture of Sŏn	Korean Buddhism and Business Korean Society viewed through Buddhist monks and temples
		Local Use	Korean Buddhism through Storytelling	The Encounter between Korean Buddhism and folklore Buddhism in East Asia	Korean Buddhism from a Japanese Perspective
Step 2	Post-glocality : Now and Future in Korean Buddhism
	4th year	Society and Everyday Life
		General Use	Food and Buddhism Humanism and Buddhism	Buddhist Social Welfare Buddhism and Meditation	Buddhism and Ethics Artificial Intelligence and Buddhism
		Local Use	Korean Buddhist Cultural Heritage in Museums around the World	Mind and Buddhism Korean Buddhist Classics	Buddhist Archeology in Korea
	5th year	The World and the Future
		General Use	Guide map of Korean Buddhism Buddhism and Science	Buddhism and War Buddhism in the Digital age	Buddhism and Logic Brain Science and Buddhism
		Local Use	Korean Buddhism in the United States	Korean Buddhist literature Buddhism and Society	Western philosophy and Buddhism

About CEAK

Project Plan