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New publication on Pure Land Buddhism

April 8, 2019

A new anthology of Pure Land texts and commentaries, edited by Georgios T. Halkias and […]

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IBS launches new website

April 5, 2019

The Institute of Buddhist Studies has recently launched a re-designed website! The new design better […]

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IBS Graduate Awarded Board Certification

December 13, 2018

Joanne Laurence, a 2016 graduate of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and Institute of Buddhist […]

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First Meeting of Public Theologies of Technology and Presence Grantees

November 14, 2018

Institute of Buddhist Studies Hosts Religion Scholars and Journalists from Across the US to Address […]

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Board of Trustees Approves New Mission Statement

November 8, 2018

At its November 2018 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Buddhist Studies […]

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Report on the 2018 IBS Annual Memorial Service

November 2, 2018

The Institute of Buddhist Studies conducted its 6thAnnual Memorial Service on October 1, 2018 at […]

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American Academy of Religion Meeting in Denver

October 26, 2018

The American Academy of Religion, North America’s largest professional organization dedicated to the academic study […]

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Report on the 2018 Graduate Student Symposium

October 9, 2018

The Institute of Buddhist Studies hosted its fifth annual Graduate Student Symposium on October 5, […]

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Institute of Buddhist Studies Announces 16 Grantees for Public Theologies of Technology and Presence

July 30, 2018

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce the grant recipients for its Public […]

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2018 Graduation and Commencement

May 24, 2018

Dr. Jack Masakazu Fujimoto, the fourth IBS Trustee Chair from 1982 to 1993, was presented […]

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Pacific World Journal transitions to peer review format

April 4, 2018

With the support of BDK America Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies […]

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Call for papers: 2018 graduate student symposium

April 3, 2018

Graduate Student Symposium: Buddhist Political Engagements and Imaginaries October 5, 2018, Institute of Buddhist Studies, […]

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Request for Proposals: religion, technology, and human relationships

February 12, 2018

The Institute of Buddhist Studies, with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, invites proposals […]

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Pacific World 3.19 (2017) Now Online

January 19, 2018

The first of two special sections for the 2017 issue of Pacific World: Journal of […]

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Visiting Scholar, Enrique Galvan-Alvarez

January 16, 2018

Beginning in January 2018, the Institute of Buddhist Studies welcomes a visiting scholar to Berkeley, […]

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Institute of Buddhist Studies Wins Major Grant from Henry Luce Foundation to Support Program Addressing Technologies’ Impacts on Human Relationships

January 9, 2018

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce that it has received a grant […]

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Fifth Annual Memorial Service

October 30, 2017

The Institute of Buddhist Studies conducted its 5th Annual Memorial Service on October 26, 1917 […]

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Call For Papers: AAR Western Regional Meeting

September 7, 2017

The Institute of Buddhist Studies will be hosting the Western Regional Meeting of the American […]

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Buddhist Healing Principles: recording from annual chaplaincy conference

August 8, 2017

This past June, three members of the IBS community participated in the 2017 Annual Conference […]

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Institute of Buddhist Studies Granted WSCUC Candidacy

July 10, 2017

The Institute of Buddhist Studies has been recognized as a Candidate for Accreditation by WASC […]

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