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IBS Graduate Student Symposium

[ April 1, 2011; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Please join us on Friday, April 1 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm, for the Institute of Buddhist Studies’ first annual Graduate Student Symposium.

This year’s symposium will be a four-person panel composed of IBS and GTU students who will present ongoing research on Buddhism’s interaction with the modern world. Presenter include:

Dianne Muller (DSPT): The Concepts of [...]

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Ryukoku Lecture Series: The Hongwanji (3)

[ March 16, 2011; 2:10 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The History of the Shin Buddhist Tradition: significant persons, moments and issues

by Professor Atsushi Hirata
Department of History
Ryūkoku University, Kyoto, Japan

Lecture Three: Hongwanji and the State: the two truth theory

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Ryukoku Lecture Series: The Hongwanji (2)

[ March 9, 2011; 2:10 pm to 5:00 pm. ] The History of the Shin Buddhist Tradition: significant persons, moments and issues

by Professor Atsushi Hirata
Department of History
Ryūkoku University, Kyoto, Japan

Lecture Two: The Sangō Wakuran incident and its impact

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Ryukoku Lecture Series: The Hongwanji (1)

[ March 2, 2011; 2:10 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Click here for more details about this event.

The History of the Shin Buddhist Tradition: significant persons, moments and issues

by Professor Atsushi Hirata
Department of History
Ryūkoku University, Kyoto, Japan

Lecture One: Buddhadharma and the feudal system

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International Conference on Other-Centered Approaches

[ February 18, 2011 to February 20, 2011. ] Please click here for complete details on this conference.

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Numata Lecture: Shinran’s Devotional Hymn of Prince Shotoku: Kōtaishi Shōtoku hōsan

[ November 19, 2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] This fall’s Numata lecture will be delivered by Dr. Kenneth Lee at the Institute of Buddhist Studies on November 19th. More details about this event are forthcoming.

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Kenneth Lee joined the California State University, Northridge faculty in the fall of 2006 to teach courses in Asian religions, world religions, Indo-Tibetan [...]

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Red Book Dialogues II

[ November 12, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Jack Kornfield, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
In dialogue with Dyane Sherwood, Jungian analyst
7:30 pm., Friday, 12 November at the Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco

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Other-centered Buddhist Psychology with Caroline Brazier

[ November 12, 2010; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Psychotherapist, teacher, author, and co-coordinator of the Amida Psychotherapy Training Programme in Britain, Caroline will speak about her work developing, practicing and teaching a method of counseling and psychotherapy based in Buddhist Psychology.

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Red Book Dialogues I

[ October 22, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Zoketsu Norman Fischer, San Francisco Zen Center
In dialogue with Richard Stein, Jungian analyst
7:30 pm., Friday, 22 October at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley

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GTU Graduate Fair for Prospective Master’s Students

[ October 10, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Come to this event for prospective Master’s degree students (MA, MDiv, etc.) to meet representatives from member schools, Centers and Institutes of the GTU and explore your interests in depth during panel discussions with faculty and students. Find out about a range of degree programs and the many fields of study offered in this ecumenical, [...]

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