John L McCandless

PhD Student at Auburn University - Studying social media interaction as a method of measuring engagement in accordance with ESSA requirements.

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

@SimonaLazzerini Thais was very cool. I especially like the clarity of the use of swasticas in Buddhism.

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@SimonaLazzerini I stand by it

[Simona Lazzerini @SimonaLazzerini]

Me: do you think that Nichiren went to Biwa to chill while he was at Mt. Hiei?

Husband: nothing about that guy screams “chill” to me.

[Simona Lazzerini @SimonaLazzerini]

Unfortunately, I could not see the Gohōzenshin 護法善神 (a form of Hārītī), because she is put on display only in May. But I finally saw the famous Kariteimo statue, the Mii mandara 😍, and some of Enchin’s writing 😍

[Simona Lazzerini @SimonaLazzerini]

People are already sharing their #aar presentations,so…come to our panel “Perverted Pleasures:New Sexual Frontiers in Religion and Pop Culture,” on Sat. at 9am.

I’ll be talking about sexy Buddhist gods in manga,and how they fit within more”orthodox”representations of deities😏

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

@SimonaLazzerini Proud of this intelligent scholar. Your work is an inspiration to myself and those around you.

[Simona Lazzerini @SimonaLazzerini]

I am thrilled to announce that I was awarded (and have accepted!) the 2021 BDK Fellowship for Foreign Scholars! I will be spending a year in Japan researching icons of demonic Hārītī (鬼形鬼子母神) 😭🥳🥰

日本へ行こう！🤩🔜🇯🇵

[Simona Lazzerini @SimonaLazzerini]

I am excited to announce that my very first peer-reviewed article on Hārītī’s beauty and sexuality will be published in a few months! 🥳🤩

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

@SimonaLazzerini Cities huh?
1. Kyoto (same)
2. Hong Kong
3. Firenze
4. Hangzhou
5. Shanghai
Very similar @SimonaLazzerini , but my heart will always have a soft spot for my first transoceanic destination.

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

I know why it has changed over the years. But WOW did canon used to have a super-cool logo.

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

@AuburnEdLead Congratulations Juan

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Please consider signing this petition to Allow F-1 students to stay in the US through the fall semester if instruction is online due to the pandemic https://t.co/rlMQ8icMIO

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

Congratulations @SimonaLazzerini on the acceptance of her prospectus/dissertation proposal for her PhD dissertation @Stanford. Here’s to (a proposed) 2 year project focusing on the Hariti.

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@mjebbia @CucuyOnline Glad you found one open. All the ones up the street by @SimonaLazzerini s we’re closed

[John L McCandless @JLMcCandless]

Reading “Reframing the Path to School Leadership”, and apparently someone has copied my recipe for iced coffee: “1. become a teacher 2. pour hot coffee 3. go to school 4. get lost in chaos 5. forget about coffee six drink it cold“

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Walking into another week of Zoom meetings #Buddhism #NoContextBuddha
Mongolia, 19th c., Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts

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When you are in a Zoom meeting with more than 10 people

Nepal, 19th c., private #Buddhism #NoContextBuddha #zoommeeting @HAR_Inc

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Awesome that we could still do our Network+ training through distance learning. @NewHorizonsCLC

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Happy Valentine’s Day! #Buddhism #NocontextBuddha #ValentinesDay2020

[No Context Buddha 💙💛 @nocontextbuddha]

18th c. @RubinMuseum #Buddhism #NoContextBuddha