News, Announcements, and Events from the Institute of Buddhist Studies
[ May 3, 2013 3:00 pm to May 4, 2013 5:00 pm. ] Register online now!
Fundamental to the teachings of Buddhism is a description of the human condition as one of suffering, frustration and disappointment. A deep understanding of this condition is the necessary step toward living with and through that actuality, especially when we are confronted by that actuality in its starkest terms — the death of [...]
[ Read: Dharma at Times of Need: The Interface of Chaplaincy and Ministry ]
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[ April 27, 2013; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Chaplains provide spiritual care and support to people in places such as hospitals, hospices, prisons and a wide variety of other settings. The work is wonderfully challenging and satisfying. In recent years, dharma practitioners have been experiencing chaplaincy as a powerful opportunity to practice engaged Buddhism, and for some, as a vocation and profession.
Join us for [...]
[ Read: Buddhist Chaplaincy: An Overview ]
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[ April 24, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Students of the Institute of Buddhist Studies are hosting a Hanamatsuri celebration, Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m., at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley. This event is free and open to the public.
Please contact us for detail.
[ Read: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration ]
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[ April 13, 2013; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The Institute of Buddhist Studies’ 3rd Annual Graduate Student Symposium
Generously co-sponsored by the Graduate Theological Union’s Asia Project
and The Numata Foundation
[ Read: 3rd Annual Graduate Student Symposium: Buddhist Ritual, Buddhist Culture ]
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[ March 27, 2013; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land:
The Development of Pure Land Teachings in Tendai Buddhism
Lecture Three
Genshin: Essentials of Attaining Birth
Professor Tesshin Michimoto
Ryūkoku University Lectures will be given in Japanese with English translation. Free and open to the public
[ Read: Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land: 2013 Ryukoku Lecture Three ]
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[ March 20, 2013; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land:
The Development of Pure Land Teachings in Tendai Buddhism
Lecture Two
Ennin: Nembutsu Liturgy & Practice
Professor Tesshin Michimoto
Ryūkoku University Lectures will be given in Japanese with English translation. Free and open to the public
[ Read: Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land: 2013 Ryukoku Lecture Two ]
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[ March 13, 2013; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land:
The Development of Pure Land Teachings in Tendai Buddhism
Lecture One
Saicho: His Life and Teachings
Professor Tesshin Michimoto
Ryūkoku University Lectures will be given in Japanese with English translation. Free and open to the public
[ Read: Mt. Hiei and the Pure Land: 2013 Ryukoku Lecture One ]
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[ February 28, 2013; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Tradition and Insight: Our Encounter with the Pure Land Way
Please join us for the 2013 Institute of Buddhist Studies Winter Symposium
An exploration of the roles that a received tradition and personal engagement play in our realization of the truth and meaning of Jodo Shinshu.
[ Read: IBS Winter Symposium: Tradition and Insight ]
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[ February 26, 2013; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] A Conversation with Shigaraki-sensei
信楽峻麿先生
The Institute of Buddhist Studies and The Center for Buddhist Education are very happy to invite all BCA ministers, ministers emeritus and minister’s assistants to take part in an informal conversation about the teachings and path of Jōdo Shinshū with Dr. Takamaro Shigaraki.
Shigaraki-sensei is a world-renown Shin Buddhist scholar and minister. His work, [...]
[ Read: A Conversation with Dr. Takamaro Shigaraki ]
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[ February 23, 2013; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] The 2013 Winter Pacific Seminar will be held at the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on February 24, 2013. This event is being organized by the Center for Buddhist Education. Please contact the CBE for more information.
[ Read: Winter Pacific Seminar: the Path of the Nembutsu ]
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