Defining the Scope of Engaged Buddhism: Debates, Oversights, and Missing Pieces

Over the past decade or so several scholars have attempted interventions in the discussion of engaged Buddhism. Yet the general presentation of what is (and isn’t) engaged Buddhism and which Buddhists are (and aren’t) engaged is still very similar to what was being discussed at the origin of the subfield some thirty years ago. Given the slow pace of absorption of these critiques, this panel assembles seven newer researchers, mid-career professors, and senior scholars from various backgrounds, working on Buddhism in Asia and beyond, in a wide range of traditions, to collectively discuss their visions for the future of engaged Buddhism and its historiography.