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Friday 13... stay in bed day!
February 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Friday 13... stay in bed day!
Thank you for your excellent essay... sent me scuttling to my bookshelf to pull out related items that epitomise Japanese humour for me from the dogu figurines to the yokai via ⛩️👺now 👏👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Thank you for your excellent essay... sent me scuttling to my bookshelf to pull out related items that epitomise Japanese humour for me from the dogu figurines to the yokai via ⛩️👺now 👏👏👏
Write a book: zhùshū 著書
Chinese #letterpaper
"made by the Ten Bamboo Studio" Shízhúzhāi xiě 十竹齋 寫
The decorated writing-paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio are rightly famous for some stunning woodblock printed stationary that was used mainly for sending poetry, hence aka jiān 箋/牋 or "fine notepaper"
Chinese #letterpaper
"made by the Ten Bamboo Studio" Shízhúzhāi xiě 十竹齋 寫
The decorated writing-paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio are rightly famous for some stunning woodblock printed stationary that was used mainly for sending poetry, hence aka jiān 箋/牋 or "fine notepaper"
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Write a book: zhùshū 著書
Chinese #letterpaper
"made by the Ten Bamboo Studio" Shízhúzhāi xiě 十竹齋 寫
The decorated writing-paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio are rightly famous for some stunning woodblock printed stationary that was used mainly for sending poetry, hence aka jiān 箋/牋 or "fine notepaper"
Chinese #letterpaper
"made by the Ten Bamboo Studio" Shízhúzhāi xiě 十竹齋 寫
The decorated writing-paper of the Ten Bamboo Studio are rightly famous for some stunning woodblock printed stationary that was used mainly for sending poetry, hence aka jiān 箋/牋 or "fine notepaper"
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February 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Our CN calendar reminder that today is
立春 lìchūn Beginning of Spring
Placing the Equinoxes and Solstices mid-season makes sense to our 💙🧠 《心 xīn, or the heart-mind》😎
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立春 lìchūn Beginning of Spring
Placing the Equinoxes and Solstices mid-season makes sense to our 💙🧠 《心 xīn, or the heart-mind》😎
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➡️《Chart of the Twenty-four Breaths and Seventy-two Pentads of the Year》
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February 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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An 8-vol translation of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō 正法眼藏 (13th cent.) has been published & is available on Jstor. A milestone in the history of East Asian Buddhism. Translators include Carl Bielefeldt, William M. Bodiford, T. Griffith Foulk, and the late Stanley Weinstein.
www.jstor.org/stable/jj.13...
www.jstor.org/stable/jj.13...
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
An 8-vol translation of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō 正法眼藏 (13th cent.) has been published & is available on Jstor. A milestone in the history of East Asian Buddhism. Translators include Carl Bielefeldt, William M. Bodiford, T. Griffith Foulk, and the late Stanley Weinstein.
www.jstor.org/stable/jj.13...
www.jstor.org/stable/jj.13...
God(s) knows… we could use a bit of humor !
Glad to see 𝙎𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧: 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨, 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (Bloomsbury 2026) is officially published! My chapter, "Laughing to Move the Gods: The Transformative Power of Humor in Shinto," looks at laughter in #Shinto mythology & 'laughter festivals.' DM for PDF. 😉⛩️
Sacred Laughter
This anthology explores the intersection of humor and laughter with various faith, religious, and mythic traditions.Each chapter covers a unique case where humo…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
God(s) knows… we could use a bit of humor !
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No takers ?¿
🥁🎉For the discerning bibliographer:
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
No takers ?¿
🥁🎉For the discerning bibliographer:
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
January 23, 2026 at 12:06 PM
🥁🎉For the discerning bibliographer:
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
a nearly free book ex our library (postage from AU)
Catalogue of Indian (Buddhist) texts in Tibetan Translation Kanjur & Tanjur
Vol. I TEXTS (INDIAN TITLES) IN TANJUR
BY ALAKA CHATTOPADHYAYA et al
INDO-TIBETAN STUDIES, CALCUTTA 1972
Hardcover, 535pp
💬us
For our northern (Artic ¿) friends today is
大寒 dàhán Greater Cold
For us upside antipodeans it's 大暑 dàshǔ or Greater Heat
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大寒 dàhán Greater Cold
For us upside antipodeans it's 大暑 dàshǔ or Greater Heat
Check our our free download:
➡️《Chart of the Twenty-four Breaths and Seventy-two Pentads of the Year》
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January 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
For our northern (Artic ¿) friends today is
大寒 dàhán Greater Cold
For us upside antipodeans it's 大暑 dàshǔ or Greater Heat
Check our our free download:
➡️《Chart of the Twenty-four Breaths and Seventy-two Pentads of the Year》
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大寒 dàhán Greater Cold
For us upside antipodeans it's 大暑 dàshǔ or Greater Heat
Check our our free download:
➡️《Chart of the Twenty-four Breaths and Seventy-two Pentads of the Year》
(Ko-fi donation of a cup is always welcome !-)
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The trouble with daily tear-off calander is that you get to see how quickly the days tear past your eye 💦👁
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The trouble with daily tear-off calander is that you get to see how quickly the days tear past your eye 💦👁
The Prodigal fool is back at the helm of this particular Narrenschiff ... (apologies for the absence :–) got thrown in the brig for thinking that some of our books might not be too ❝useless❞ after all
【Ref: ❝Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam❞ published in Basel by Sebastian Brant in 1494 】
【Ref: ❝Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam❞ published in Basel by Sebastian Brant in 1494 】
January 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The Prodigal fool is back at the helm of this particular Narrenschiff ... (apologies for the absence :–) got thrown in the brig for thinking that some of our books might not be too ❝useless❞ after all
【Ref: ❝Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam❞ published in Basel by Sebastian Brant in 1494 】
【Ref: ❝Daß Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam❞ published in Basel by Sebastian Brant in 1494 】
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Some of you may recall this post. I thought I'd provide an update on how planning for my analog course is going...
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
Fellow academics, I'm doing it. Going all in. Pulling the plug, literally.
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
This is on my syllabus for Spring 2026: "This is an analog class. No Canvas; this syllabus is your guide."
All readings are printed books; hand-written exams; no laptops. #academicbluesky #Highered #academia #Rutgers
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Some of you may recall this post. I thought I'd provide an update on how planning for my analog course is going...
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
It's been a mix of expected and unexpected, but welcome, surprises --
What the birds have sown... Let no human hand pluck...
So say the nectar-gathering bees...
So say the nectar-gathering bees...
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
What the birds have sown... Let no human hand pluck...
So say the nectar-gathering bees...
So say the nectar-gathering bees...
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I didn't have to elaborate for an audience in Berlin tonight on what lies at the end of the road that begins with book burning.
The hate mail always gets a reaction though. And it should. It places those who send it beyond the bounds of any respectable society. #Hindutva
The hate mail always gets a reaction though. And it should. It places those who send it beyond the bounds of any respectable society. #Hindutva
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I didn't have to elaborate for an audience in Berlin tonight on what lies at the end of the road that begins with book burning.
The hate mail always gets a reaction though. And it should. It places those who send it beyond the bounds of any respectable society. #Hindutva
The hate mail always gets a reaction though. And it should. It places those who send it beyond the bounds of any respectable society. #Hindutva
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a new small post on 柏舟 ("Cypress Boat") from the Book of Songs (c 600 BCE).
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new small post on 柏舟 ("Cypress Boat") from the Book of Songs (c 600 BCE).
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
My heart is not a mirror
To reflect what others will
My heart is not a stone
It cannot be rolled
My heart is not a mat
It cannot be folded away
我心匪鑑 不可以茹
我心匪石 不可轉也
我心匪席 不可卷也
#everynightapoem chowleen.substack.com
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Out now! If you ever wondered about Dogen's cryptic text in time and how it related to what Zen monks actually did in their monasteries-or how to read Dogen not as pre-Heideggerian, here's the book for you. @studyoftime.bsky.social
sunypress.edu/Books/Z/Zen-...
sunypress.edu/Books/Z/Zen-...
Zen Time
sunypress.edu
September 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Out now! If you ever wondered about Dogen's cryptic text in time and how it related to what Zen monks actually did in their monasteries-or how to read Dogen not as pre-Heideggerian, here's the book for you. @studyoftime.bsky.social
sunypress.edu/Books/Z/Zen-...
sunypress.edu/Books/Z/Zen-...
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News about the 7000 year old "earliest Chinese script" from the Liulinxi 柳林溪 site which circulated on the Chinese internet in October are starting to reach English language media: tinyurl.com/dnwvsbyd.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
News about the 7000 year old "earliest Chinese script" from the Liulinxi 柳林溪 site which circulated on the Chinese internet in October are starting to reach English language media: tinyurl.com/dnwvsbyd.
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How do you create AI guidelines that support rather than undermine student learning?
I've developed AI_d—a prompt-activated chatbot that guides course instructors through creating pedagogically sound AI policies using learning frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, and Cognitive Apprenticeship.
I've developed AI_d—a prompt-activated chatbot that guides course instructors through creating pedagogically sound AI policies using learning frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, and Cognitive Apprenticeship.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How do you create AI guidelines that support rather than undermine student learning?
I've developed AI_d—a prompt-activated chatbot that guides course instructors through creating pedagogically sound AI policies using learning frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, and Cognitive Apprenticeship.
I've developed AI_d—a prompt-activated chatbot that guides course instructors through creating pedagogically sound AI policies using learning frameworks like Bloom's Taxonomy, SAMR, and Cognitive Apprenticeship.
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Notes from the Field | Kamil Tilyabaev introduces and contextualizes a collection of Uzbek and Karakalpak poetry from central Asia translated into English for the first time. criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2...
Notes from the Field | Kamil Tilyabaev, Uzbek and Karakalpak Poetry in Translation — Critical Asian Studies
As a citizen of Uzbekistan, a post-Soviet Central Asian country, I am very pleased to share some pieces from Uzbek and Karakalpak literature translated into English for the CAS readers. Both literatur...
criticalasianstudies.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Notes from the Field | Kamil Tilyabaev introduces and contextualizes a collection of Uzbek and Karakalpak poetry from central Asia translated into English for the first time. criticalasianstudies.org/commentary/2...
We have updated our release date for the
The Murmuring Stream by J. D. Frodsham
To Early 2026 (hopefully Feb-Mar)
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Thank you for understanding and patience 🙏
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The Murmuring Stream by J. D. Frodsham
To Early 2026 (hopefully Feb-Mar)
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Thank you for understanding and patience 🙏
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November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We have updated our release date for the
The Murmuring Stream by J. D. Frodsham
To Early 2026 (hopefully Feb-Mar)
【Extra time (and funds) are needed for typesetting.】
Your help and support is much appreciated.
Thank you for understanding and patience 🙏
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The Murmuring Stream by J. D. Frodsham
To Early 2026 (hopefully Feb-Mar)
【Extra time (and funds) are needed for typesetting.】
Your help and support is much appreciated.
Thank you for understanding and patience 🙏
ko-fi.com/quirinpress/...
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my new post for the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social is out! A simple intro to the 敦煌文化 resources - a very handy database with plenty of information and media about the Dunhuang manuscripts, and more!
#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
my new post for the @digitalorientalist.bsky.social is out! A simple intro to the 敦煌文化 resources - a very handy database with plenty of information and media about the Dunhuang manuscripts, and more!