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SUMMARY:Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture: All Power to the Sangha
DESCRIPTION:With generous support from the Unno family and in honor of Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno\, the Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce the 2026 Taitetsu Unno Memorial lecture\, by Dr. Jeff Wilson\, on Friday\, April 24th at 4pm. \nAll Power to the Sangha: Stories of Engaged Jodo Shinshu Buddhists in North America and Hawai’i \nLecture summary: From the founding of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship to the legalization of same-sex marriage\, Jodo Shinshu Buddhists have a long and active history of social engagement in the United States and Canada. Much of that history\, however\, has gone undocumented\, and the individual stories of Buddhists who struggled with forces inside and outside of their sanghas have much to teach us in this moment . Drawing on extensive oral history\, archival examination\, and participant-observation fieldwork\, this talk recovers compelling moments from the history of engaged Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in North America and Hawaii. \nThe annual Unno Memorial Lecture honors the life and contributions of the late Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno (1929-2014)\, a prolific teacher\, scholar\, and author of numerous books including River of Fire\, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism and Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turned into Gold\, as well as his translation of the Tannisho: A Shin Buddhist Classic. \nSpeaker information: Jeff Wilson is a professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies at Renison University College (University of Waterloo). His books include “Mindful American: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture” and “Living Nembutsu: Applying Shinran’s Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society.” Ordained in the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha tradition\, he serves as a minister’s assistant for the Toronto Buddhist Church and Hamilton Buddhist Temple. \nThis event will take place in person at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley. A Zoom option is also available. \n 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/unno26/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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SUMMARY:2026 Ryukoku Lectures: Shinran’s Thought on Shinjin and Benefitting Others
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2026 Ryukoku Lecture series to be held on Zoom on\nApril 8 and 9\, 7 – 8:30 p.m.\, Pacific Time \nRev. Koji Tamaki of Ryukoku University Faculty of Letters\, Department of Shin Buddhism \nApril 8th Lecture: Shinran Shonin’s Understanding of Shinjin: Through the Issue of the “Hindrance of Doubt”\nWhile reflecting on the motivation for writing the Kyogyoshinsho\, we will discuss the phrase “hindrance of doubt” and focus on Shinran’s understanding of shinjin. \nApril 9th Lecture: Shinran’s Thought on “Benefitting Others”: Disciples of the Buddha who Practice Great Compassion\nIt is commonly discussed that Nembutsu followers will work to return the benevolence they have received\, known as ho’on. In contrast\, the term “benefitting others” is not emphasized as much. However\, if we are to consider Shinran’s Buddhism as a form of the Mahayana Path of the Bodhisattva\, then we should place more focus on this notion. \nPlease register for the Zoom information here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2026-ryukoku-lectures/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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SUMMARY:2025 Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture: Ruth Ozeki
DESCRIPTION:The Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lectures are hosted annually by the Institute of Buddhist Studies and\, this year\, cosponsored by the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion\, and made possible through the generosity of the Unno Family. Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno (1929-2014) was a prolific author and scholar\, a graduate of the Univeristy of California\, Berkeley\, and taught in the filed of Buddhist studies at the University of Illinois Rev. Dr. Unno was also an ordained Shin Buddhist minister in Nishi Honganji tradition\, and he devoted his career to working in Shin Buddhist communities across North America. \nWe’re pleased to announce that this year’s speaker is acclaimed author and Zen practitioner Ruth Ozeki. Her talk is entitled “To Study the Self: Zen\, Autofiction\, and the True Dharma ‘I.'” \nRuth Ozeki is a novelist\, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest\, whose novels have been translated and published in over thirty countries\, garnering international critical acclaim for its ability to integrate issues of science\, technology\, religion\, environmental politics\, and global pop culture into unique\, hybrid\, narrative forms. She is the author of four award-winning novels: My Year of Meats\, All Over Creation\, A Tale for the Time Being\, and The Book of Form and Emptiness. Her nonfiction work includes the short memoir\, Timecode of a Face and the documentary film Halving the Bones. A longtime Buddhist practitioner\, Ruth was ordained as a priest in 2010 and received Dharma Transmission from her teacher\, Zoketsu Norman Fischer\, in 2023. She is affiliated the Everyday Zen Foun­dation and lives in Western Massachusetts\, where she taught creative writing at Smith College and is the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor Emerita of Humanities. She is currently finishing a collection of stories\, The Typing Lady\, and Other Fictions\, which will be published in 2026. \nThe talk begins at 4:00pm at the Alumni House on the UC Berkeley Campus. Please join us for this special event.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2025-taitetsu-unno-memorial-lecture-ruth-ozeki/
LOCATION:Alumni House\, UC Berkeley\, 1 Alumni House\, Berkeley\, 94720
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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SUMMARY:Pacific World at 100: Women in American Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San\nDiego on Friday November 22 for a roundtable discussion and reception to celebrate\nthe 100th anniversary of The Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies.\nFounded by Yehan Numata in 1925 while he was a graduate student at the University of\nCalifornia\, Berkeley\, the Pacific World was originally a monthly publication fostering\ninter-cultural connection between the United States and Japan. The journal featured\narticles on Japanese Buddhism and culture and was distributed widely across North\nAmerica and Asia. Due to funding issues\, the Pacific World ceased publication after four\nyears. \nWith the generous support of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai\, founded by Yehan Numata in the\npost-war years\, the Institute of Buddhist Studies revived the Pacific World as an annual\nacademic journal in 1982. Now in its fourth series\, the Pacific World is a peer-reviewed\,\nopen-access journal produced by the Institute and supported by BDK America. \nThe International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies is proud to co-host a roundtable\ndiscussion and reception to celebrate the Pacific World’s long history. \nThe roundtable discussion\, featuring notable scholars across multiple disciplines and\nmethodologies\, will discuss the topic of women in Buddhist America\, inviting dialogue\nbetween feminist ethics\, philosophy\, comparative studies\, anthropology\, and historical\nstudies. Whereas Buddhist American studies has gained attention within Buddhist\nStudies more broadly\, with welcome attention to the racial dimensions of Buddhist\npractice and scholarship\, the topic of American Buddhist women remains a lacuna. This\npanel aims to draw attention to this area by generating questions and sharing insights\nfrom each scholar’s area of expertise with the hope of inspiring future research on the\nrepresentations\, contributions\, and experiences of American women across Buddhist\ntraditions. \nPanelists include Paula Arai (Institute of Buddhist Studies)\, Courtney Bruntz\n(Institute of Buddhist Studies)\, Hsiao-Lan Hu (University of Detroit Mercy)\, and Nalika\nGajaweera (independent scholar)\, with Natalie Quli (Institute of Buddhist Studies)\nserving as moderator. \nA reception will follow the discussion. \nPacific World at 100: Women in American Buddhism \nFriday\, November 22\, 2024\, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nOmni Hotel\n675 L St.\nSan Diego\, CA 92101\nGrand C (Fourth Floor) \nThis event is open to the public; registration for the annual meeting of the American\nAcademy of Religion is encouraged but not required. For more information on the\nannual meeting\, please visit the AAR’s website and online program. https://papers.aarweb.org/online-program-book
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/pacific-world-at-100-women-in-american-buddhism/
LOCATION:Omni Hotel\, 675 L St\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Public Lecture,Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T140000
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SUMMARY:IBS 75th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. For over seven decades\, IBS has been a pioneering force in Buddhist education\, shaping scholars\, ministers\, and leaders who have brought wisdom\, compassion\, and transformative action into the world. \nWe invite you to a special afternoon of reflection\, celebration\, and community on Saturday\, November 16\, 2024\, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM\, followed by a reception.  Whether you are a current student\, alumni\, supporter\, or community member\, this event offers a meaningful way to honor the legacy and future of our school. \nThis event also includes our annual memorial service. \nPlease visit our commemorative 75th anniversary website to read about IBS history\, view photos and videos of current and past students\, and to register for this event. \n  \nSchedule of events: \nOpening Ceremony (student-led pan-Buddhist ritual) \n  \nWords of Welcome: Scott Mitchell\, President \nLeroy Morishita\, Chair\, IBS Board of Trustees \nVideo (slideshow) of IBS history \nPanel Presentation \n\nDr. Paula Arai\, moderator\nDr. Nancy Lin\, moderator\nLetesa Isler\, current student\nVictor Ogundipe\, current student\nAmy Shoemaker\, current student\nLandon Yamaoka\, alum\nJamie Kimmel\, alum\nThomas Calobrisi\, alum\n\nA tribute to Rev. Dr. Seigen Yamaoka \nMemorial (Eitaikyo) Service  \nReception \n 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/ibs-75th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memorials,Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240412T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
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SUMMARY:2024 Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture: Sharon Suh
DESCRIPTION:With generous support from the Unno family and in honor of Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno\, the Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce the Taitetsu Unno Memorial lecture on Friday\, April 12th at 4pm. \nIn this talk\, Sharon A. Suh\, Ph.D.\, will discuss her latest research project entitled\, Emergent Dharma: An Anthology of Asian American Feminist Buddhist Women\, which is the first anthology of its kind to surface how Asian American Feminist Buddhist women have been being\, seeing\, and doing Buddhism in generative ways outside of received stereotypes of what it means to be Buddhist in the United States. Despite the prevalence of images equating Buddhism primarily with meditation in convert meditation circles\, Emergent Dharma reveals women’s often-ambivalent relationships to meditation in favor of alternative modes of practice. This volume reveals a more complex picture of Asian American religiosity and spirituality\, for being\, seeing\, and doing Buddhism has not always come easily; for some\, the embrace of Buddhism came after an intentional turning away from their inherited religious tradition. Counter to the prevailing notion that Asian American Buddhist women simply adhere to their familial religious rituals and beliefs\, these narratives reflect a more complicated picture of disavowal\, yearning\, ingratitude\, and transformation with and through Buddhism. \nDr. Suh shows how the Asian American feminist Buddhist women of Emergent Dharma reveal how Buddhism is perceived\, received\, and practiced differently by Asian Americans—whether through artistic practice\, embodied discipline\, serving as a Buddhist auntie\, visiting cemeteries in lieu of temples\, talk story\, attuning to the nonhuman world\, cultivating self-love\, and grappling with difficult familial relationships. Emergent Dharma endeavors to make clear that Asian Americans not only do Buddhism differently\, but that there is a flourishing world of Buddhism beyond seated meditation aimed at relieving individual and collective suffering. \nThis lecture will be followed by discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Paula Arai. Following the Q&A\, Dean Scott Mitchell will present one IBS student with an award for outstanding scholarship. \nFollowing the lecture\, IBS students and donors are invited to a wine and cheese reception. \nYou are welcome to attend in person at 2140 Durant St.\, or online via zoom. Please register either way. \nRegister for in person.  \nRegister for online.  \n\nBio:\nSharon A. Suh\, Ph.D. holds the Patricia Wismer Professor of Gender and Diversity Studies chair at Seattle University. She is Professor of Buddhism at Seattle University and author of Being Buddhist in a Christian World: Gender and Community in a Korean American Temple (University of Washington Press\, 2004)\, Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film (Bloomsbury Press\, 2015)\, and Occupy This Body: A Buddhist Memoir (Sumeru Press\, 2019). She is current president of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women and certified teacher of Mindful Eating-Conscious Living through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness with extensive training in trauma-informed yoga.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2024-unno-memorial-lecture-sharon-suh/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T163000
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SUMMARY:IBS Symposium at BCA National Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:IBS Dean Dr. Scott Mitchell will be delivering the IBS Symposium at February 24th at 3pm. He will be in conversation with Rev. Takashi Miyaji\, discussing his book The Making of American Buddhism.  \nAll are welcome to attend virtually. Please visit the following link at the 3pm on February 24th: \n  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@BuddhistChurchesofAmerica \n 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/ibs-symposium-at-bca-national-council-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Other,Public Lecture,Symposia,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T100000
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SUMMARY:2023 Numata Symposium: Buddhist Practice: Perspectives on and From the Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice
DESCRIPTION:On October 6\, 2023\, IBS will host a Numata Symposium entitled\, “Buddhist Practice: Perspectives on and From the Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice.” This day-long symposium will bring together 18 contributors to explore themes from the 2022 publication\, co-edited by IBS faculty member Paula Arai and Kevin Trainor of the University of Vermont. The handbook explores transformational practices that require practitioners to move\, gesture\, and emote in prescribed ways\, including the ways that scholars’ own embodied practices are integral to their research methodology. Given the fluidity and diversity of Buddhist practices\, a central question that animates this volume is: What makes a given practice Buddhist? The concluding keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Anne Blackburn of Cornell University\, who will contextualize the volume’s place in the current field of Buddhist studies. \nThis free event will run from 10 am-5 pm at the Jodo Shinshu Center at 2140 Durant Ave.\, Berkeley\, CA 94704. Online access will also be available. \nRegister for online webinar here. \nRegister for in-person event here.  \n  \nModerators  \nPaula Arai\, co-editor\, “Introduction: Embodiment and Sense Experience” and “Buddhist Practice  \nin East Asia\,” Institute of Buddhist Studies \nKevin Trainor\, co-editor\, “Introduction: Embodiment and Sense Experience\,” University of  \nVermont emeritus \n  \n10:00 am-12 pm \nRegional Perspectives \nNathan McGovern\, “Buddhist Practice in Southeast Asia\,” University of Wisconsin-Whitewater \nEun-su Cho\, “Buddhist Practice in East Asia\,” University of Seoul\, emeritus \nTodd Lewis\, “Buddhist Practice in Central Asia/Himalayas\,” College of the Holy Cross \nScott Mitchell\, “Buddhist Practice in Europe and North America\,” Institute of Buddhist Studies \n  \nModernities and Emergent Forms of Practice \nJitsujo T. Gauthier\, “Buddhist Chaplaincy\,” University of the West \nErik Braun\, “Seeing through Mindfulness Practices\, ” University of Virginia \nElizabeth Harris\, “Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Practitioner Relations\, ” University of  \nBirmingham \nJohn D. Dunne\, “Contemplative Science and Buddhist Science\, ” University of Wisconsin- \nMadison \n  \nDomestic & Monastic Practices \nVesna Wallace\, “Monastic Discipline and Local Practice\,” Univ. of California\, Santa Barbara  \nHiroko Kawanami\, “Women’s Ordination\,” University of Lancaster \nLori Meeks\, “Monastic Authority in Medieval Japan: The Case of the Convent Hokkeji\,”  \nUniversity of Southern California \n  \n1:15-2:45 \nMaterial Mediations / Bodies in Transition \nSusan Huntington\, “The Agency of Images\,” Ohio State University\, emeritus \nJulia Shaw\, “Buddhism and the “Natural” Environment\,” University College London \nMiranda Shaw\, “Dance as Vajrayana Practice\, “University of Richmond\, emeritus \n  \nBody-Mind Transformations / Human and Non-Human Interactions \nCharles Jones\, “Pure Land Practice\,” Catholic University of America \nMahinda Deegalle\, “Aural Practices of Chanting and Protection\, “Bath Spa University \nStephen Jenkins\, “Heavenly Rebirth and Buddhist Soteriology\,” Humboldt State University\, emeritus    \n  \n3:00-4:00  \nKeynote Address by Anne M. Blackburn\, Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities\, Cornell University. Author of Buddhist-inflected Sovereignties Across the Indian Ocean: A Pali Arena\, 1200-1550\, Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth-Century Lankan Monastic Culture\, and Locations of Buddhism: Colonialism and Modernity in Sri Lanka. \n  \n4:00-4:45 Q&A \n  \n4:45-5:30 Reception \n 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2023-numata-symposium-buddhist-practice-perspectives-0n-and-from-the-oxford-handbook-of-buddhist-practice/
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture,Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230805T090000
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SUMMARY:Paula Arai: Women Liberating Buddhism (2023 Pacific Seminar)
DESCRIPTION:AUGUST 5th\, from 9am- 3pm \nIN PERSON / ONLINE SESSION \nSponsored by CBE – Center for Buddhist Education\, IBS – Institute of Buddhist Studies & JSIO – Jodo Shinshu International Office.  \nThis session will be hosted in-person at the Jodo Shinshu Center\, or you may participate online.  Registration opens at 9am (PT)\, and the session begins with opening service at 10am (PT) and will end at approximately 3pm (PT).  There will be lectures\, small group work and discussions. \nGUEST PRESENTER: Dr. Paula Arai \nPaula Arai (Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies\, Harvard University) authored The Little Book of Zen Healing (2023)\, Painting Enlightenment (2019)\, Bringing Zen Home (2011)\, and Women Living Zen (1999). She is the Eshinni & Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies.  Steeped in ethnographic research\, she takes an embodied approach to her work and finds poetic immersive storytelling a potent medium for conveying the experiences of transformative healing she researches. Specializing in Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist women\, Arai trained under the tutelage of Aoyama Shundō Rōshi at the Aichi Senmon Nisōdō nunnery in Nagoya and maintains decades-long relationships with her laywomen consociates in Japan. An active public speaker\, Arai also leads workshops on healing rituals. She holds the Eshinni & Kakushinni Professor of Women and Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley. More information on Dr. Arai can be found at her website\, http://www.zenhealing.org.  \n\n  \nRegister here
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/paula-arai-women-liberating-buddhism-2023-pacific-seminar/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Public Lecture,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230524T130000
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SUMMARY:Race\, Place and Religious Labor: A Book Launch Event for "The Making of American Buddhism"
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Scott Mitchell and Chenxing Han for a thought provoking conversation on race\, place and religious labor to celebrate the launch of Dr. Mitchell’s book The Making of American Buddhism. This event will take place on May 24 at 1pm PST on zoom. \nAs of 2010\, there were approximately 3-4 million Buddhists in the United States\, and that figure is expected to grow significantly. Beyond the numbers\, the influence of Buddhism can be felt throughout the culture\, with many more people practicing meditation\, for example\, than claiming Buddhist identity. A century ago\, this would have been unthinkable. So how did Buddhism come to claim such a significant place in the American cultural landscape? \nThe Making of American Buddhism offers an answer\, showing how in the years on either side of World War II second- generation Japanese American Buddhists laid claim to an American identity inclusive of their religious identity. In the process they created a place for Buddhism in America. These sons and daughters of Japanese immigrants—known as “Nisei\,” Japanese for “second-generation”—produced the Berkeley Bussei\, a magazine published from 1939 to 1960. In the pages of the Bussei and elsewhere\, these Nisei Buddhists argued that Buddhism was both what made them good Americans and what they had to contribute to America—a rational and scientific religion of peace. \nDr. Mitchell and Chenxing Han will discuss the book as well as larger themes of race and American Buddhism. \nRegister for the event here:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/ \nPre-order the book from OUP:\nhttps://global.oup.com/ \nChenxing Han \nScott Mitchell
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/race-place-and-religious-labor-a-book-launch-event-for-the-making-of-american-buddhism/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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SUMMARY:2023 Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announced the Taitetsu Unno Memorial lecture\, to be delivered by Dr. Ruben Habito\, and held on Friday March 31\, from 4-6pm\, both in person at the Jodo Shinshu Center and virtually. \nDr. Ruben Habito will deliver a talk entitled “Beyond Transcendence Back to Earth: A Challenge to Religions in our Time of Global Crisis.” \nOur global community today is in a critical moment of our history\, with impending ecological destruction\, violent conflicts between sectors of our human family that needlessly destroy many lives\, a yawning gap between the multitudes of those living in poverty and the very few who are able to live in luxury. There is also an increasing sense of a loss of meaning and hope for the future among the youth. In the face of all this\, Religion may offer a source of solace and security\, with its doctrines of transcendence\, including the promise of a better afterlife\, thus tending to veer the attention of their adherents from the urgent tasks of our Earth community. This lecture will explore how Religion\, specifically Buddhism and Christianity\, in dialogue with one another\, may offer a vision and empowerment for healing our wounded selves and our wounded world. \n  \nAbout Dr. Ruben Habito:\nRuben L. F. Habito is Professor of World Religions and Spirituality\, and Director of Spiritual Formation at Perkins School of Theology. Before coming to Perkins in 1989\, he was a member of the Society of Jesus for twenty-five years\, and taught at the Jesuit-administered Sophia University in Japan.  A member of the American Theological Society and of the American Academy of Religion\, he has also served as President and Board member of the Society for Buddhist Christian Studies\, and of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. He is the author of numerous books and articles in English and Japanese\, including Be Still and Know: Zen and the Bible (2017)\, Zen and the Spiritual Exercises (2013)\, Healing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World (2006); Experiencing Buddhism: Ways of Wisdom and Compassion (2006) among others. He serves as Guiding Teacher of the Maria Kannon Zen Center in Dallas\, Texas\, where he resides with his spouse Maria Reis Habito. Together they have two adult sons\, Florian and Benjamin. \nThis event is made possible by the generous support of the Unno family and in honor of Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno (1929-2014). \nA prolific author and scholar\, Rev. Dr. Unno was a graduate of the Univeristy of California\, Berkeley\, and Tokyo Univeristy. For forty years he taught in the field of Buddhist studies\, first at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, then at Smith College\, where he served as Department Chair and as the Jill Ker Conway Professor of World Religions. He was the author\, translator\, and editor of numerous academic volumes and articles\, but he is perhaps best known for his two works introducing Shin Buddhism to English-language audiences\, River of Fire\, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism and Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turned into Gold\, as well as his translation Tannisho: A Shin Buddhist Classic. In addition to his prolific scholarly career\, Rev. Dr. Unno was also an ordained Shin Buddhist minister in Nishi Honganji tradition\, and he devoted his career to working in Shin Buddhist communities across North America. \nIn celebration of his life and accomplishments\, IBS will honor Rev. Dr. Unno at this special event. Following the delivery of the Unno Memorial Lecture\, a scholarship award will be made to a IBS student for outstanding work in a master’s level thesis. \nDownload the event program here. \nRegister for IN PERSON attendance: https://forms.gle/pfzWDR4MjSGgRbWM9 \nRegister for ZOOM attendance: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpfumuqDIpEty87InS_W6iUODMqs_ipx2W
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2023unno/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221014T130000
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SUMMARY:Receiving and Giving: Buddhist Women Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce this year’s Numata Lecture\, Receiving and Giving: Buddhist Women Past\, Present and Future. It will be held in conjunction with the annual Federation of Buddhist Women Association’s (FBWA) meeting on Friday\, October 14 at 1:00pm. \n\nInspired by the concept of shinjin\, the theme of this event focuses on the reciprocal dynamics of compassionate relationships. \nDr. Paula Arai will explore how the activities and teachings of Buddhist women might inspire and guide us as we learn from the past\, engage in the present\, and envision the future. \nDr. Arai will be joined by respondents Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra and Dr. Vanessa Sasson and moderator Nancy G. Lin of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. \n\nThe lecture will be held on zoom and registration is required: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItc-uopj0uG9Smg2oOeow40DzbthN67E_S \n  \n  \nDR. PAULA K.R. ARAI \n\nDr. Paula K.R. Arai holds the Urmila Gopal Singhal Professorship in Religions of India at Louisiana State University. She obtained her Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Harvard University in 1993. In the following years\, she taught at Brown University\, Vanderbilt University\, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology\, and Carleton College. In 2007\, she joined the Religious Studies faculty at LSU. She is also a member of the faculties of Asian Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. \nHer first book\, Women Living Zen\, changes the face of Zen scholarship with the restoration of women to historical accounts and a reassessment of religious practice and institutional patterns in light of prevailing gender relationships. Her second book\, Bringing Zen Home\, is an ethnography that focuses on the healing dimension of ritualized activities embedded in the daily lives of women in contemporary Japan. Her third book\, Painting Enlightenment: Healing Visions of the Heart Sutra—The Buddhist Art of Iwasaki Tsuneo introduces the oeuvre of Japanese Buddhist research scientist Iwasaki Tsuneo (1917-2002). Iwasaki created an artistic genre that integrates Buddhist scripture into images; yet it does not depend on reading—nor even an investment in a particular religious institution—to communicate a wisdom and vision aimed to empower people to make meaning out of personal and global challenges facing our modern world. She is co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice\, which extends the purview of Buddhist Studies to take seriously the lived application of the Dharma. Drawing on insights gained through working on these volumes\, A Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty\, Harmony\, and Love (summer of 2023) aims to empower a general audience to be creative and integrate healing ways into daily life. \nREV. DR. MUTSUMI WONDRA\nRev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra is the resident minister of the Orange County Buddhist Church (OCBC) in California and a research fellow at the Institute of Buddhist Studies\, where she teaches the history of Shin Buddhist tradition. She was born in Kyoto\, Japan\, and graduated from Kyoto Women’s University founded by Lady Takeko Kujo. Among other publications\, she recently co-translated Leaves of My Heart by Lady Takeko Kujo.\n\nDR. VANESSA R. SASSON\nDr. Vanessa R. Sasson is a professor of Religious Studies at Marianopolis College. Her academic publications include the edited volume Little Buddhas: Children and Childhood in Buddhist Texts and Traditions. She recently published the novel Yasodhara and the Buddha and is now working on the sequel\, focused on Gotami’s request for ordination.\n\nDR. NANCY G. LIN\nDr. Nancy G. Lin is Associate Professor of Tibetan and South Asian Studies and Buddhist Chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. She recently co-edited Water Moon Reflections: Essays in Honor of Patricia Berger together with three other woman scholars.\n\n 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/receiving-and-giving-buddhist-women-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220428T160000
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Spiritual Care for Our Times
DESCRIPTION:How can we engage in Buddhist pastoral care while addressing the pressing issues of our times? Join us Thursday\, April 28\, from 4-5pm Pacific Time for a panel with Rev. Blayne Higa\, Rev. Jo Laurence\, and Rev. Trent Thornley as they discuss their community-oriented ministry and chaplaincy work. The conversation will be moderated by IBS Chaplaincy Program Coordinator Chenxing Han. We’ll have ample time for dialogue with these three special guests\, so your insights and questions will be most welcome. Register free here.  \nRev. Blayne Higa holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley\, California with a focus on Shin Buddhist ministry and chaplaincy. He is the resident minister of the Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Rev. Blayne is the Chair of the Committee on Social Concerns for the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. He also serves on the Board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and Vibrant Hawaii. He is a past President of the Moiliili Hongwanji Board of Directors and former First Vice President of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. He also previously served on the Advisory Council for Project Dana and on the Board of The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii. \nRev. Jo Laurence received her MA at the Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley\, California. Rev. Jo is a board certified hospice and palliative care chaplain in Portland\, Oregon. She is a long time practitioner of Soto Zen and is ordained in the Sufi lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan. \nRev. Trent Thornley is the Executive Director and Director of Clinical Pastoral Education at the San Francisco Night Ministry (www.sfnightministry.org). Trent is an ordained minister in the Metropolitan Community Churches\, a progressive Christian denomination with an outreach to the LGBTQ+ community. He is also an ordained Buddhist Dharma Leader in the Nyingma lineage of Anam Thubten and Dharmata Sangha. He holds a M.A. in Buddhist Studies from the Graduation Theological Union and a Certificate in Buddhist Chaplaincy from the Institute of Buddhist Studies. \nThis event takes place Thursday\, April 28 at 4pm. Register for zoom link here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/buddhist-spiritual-care-for-our-times/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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SUMMARY:2022 Ryukoku Lecture: Dr. Bunei Takada
DESCRIPTION:Ōjōyōshū- A Collection on the Essentials Concerning Birth and Shinran Shōnins 「往生要集』と親鸞聖人」 \nProfessor Bunei Takada\, Ryukoku University\, Faculty of Letters: Shin Buddhist Studies\nŌjōyōshū – A Collection on the Essentials Concerning Birth is the important scripture in Shin Buddhist studies. The author was Genshin\, one of the Seven Pure Land Masters selected by Shinran. Shin Buddhist researchers and scholars tend to read this text in the context of Jōdoshinshū\, and unconsciously overlook the original intension of Ōjōyōshū. This lecture is about two points: the intention of Ōjōyōshū\, and how Shinran understood the text. Please join us to appreciate the profundity of scripture interpretations by carefully reading Ōjōyōshū. Lectures will be in Japanese with English translation. \n『往生要集』は浄土真宗の「聖教」であり、その著者源信和尚は浄土真宗の「七高僧」の一人として尊崇されている。そのため私たちが『往生要集』を読む場合、最初から浄土真宗流に読んでしまい『往生要集』の原意は等閑に付されがちである。では『往生要集』は本来どういう教えなのか？そして親鸞聖人はそれをどう読まれたのか？この度の講義では、この２つの視点をもって『往生要集』を読み、聖典解釈の奥深さを味わいたい。 \n \nPacific Standard Time: \nMarch 14 (Mon) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nMarch 15 (Tue) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nMarch 16 (Thu) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nMarch 17 (Thu) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \nMarch 18 (Fri) 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \n  \nLectures will be in Japanese with English translation.  \nRegister here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkduiqpjkoGdzrpIDx83sOWjao4WGfu0ly
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2022-ryukoku-lecture-dr-bunei-takada/
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210910T140000
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SUMMARY:Secularizing Buddhism Book Event
DESCRIPTION:Buddhism is both deeply personal and profoundly social. In the neutral tones of academic language\, we might say that secular Buddhism\, and secularized forms of Buddhist practice such as mindfulness\, are simply adaptations to a new society. This picture is at times supported by claims that reinterpretation is simply what Buddhist history has always been. We can\, however\, look through the neutral measured tones of that language with a hermeneutics of suspicion. Then\, we can see a history of conflict\, competition\, claims to power and authority\, expropriation\, and Othering. The secularizing of Buddhism is not a natural\, evolutionary\, or inevitable process\, but rather the accumulation of perceptions\, decisions\, and actions by individual Buddhists\, whether they consider themselves traditionalist or secularist. Drawing on the work in Secularizing Buddhism: New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition\, Funie Hsu and Richard K. Payne will discuss the processes by which Buddhism has been stripped of racial and ethnic associations\, and recontextualized in contemporary American society.  \nSecularizing Buddhism is a new collection edited by Richard Payne\, featuring essays by Bikkhu Bodhi\, Gil Fronsdal\, Kathleen Gregory\, Funie Hsu\, David McMahon\, and Ron Purser\, known for coining the phrase “McMindfulness.” Exploring the issue of “secular Buddhism” from a variety of standpoints\, including race and racism\, neoliberalism\, traditional doctrines of rebirth\, modern psychology\, and more\, this new publication is an exciting contribution to the field. \nJoin us for a conversation between Richard Payne and Funie Hsu on Friday September 10 to discuss the new book\, Secularizing Buddhism: New Perspectives on a Dynamic Tradition. \nRegister for this webinar here. \nLearn more about the book here. \nAbout the participants: \nRichard K. Payne Richard K. Payne is Yehan Numata Professor of Japanese Buddhist Studies at the Institute of Buddhist Studies\, Berkeley. He was born and raised in the South Bay\, and his family attended\npublic events\, such as O-Bon and bonsai shows\, at BCA temples throughout the 60s. His interest\nin Buddhism was both personal and intellectual\, eventually leading to doctoral research on\nShingon Buddhism. In addition to his academic research at Mt. Koya\, the main training center\nfor Shingon\, he completed his training and was initiated as an ajari (acarya). His tenure at the\nIBS covers some 25 years as Dean. He is the co-editor of Homa Variations\, co-editor-in-chief of\nthe Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhist Studies\, and editor of Secularizing Buddhism: New\nPerspectives on a Dynamic Tradition. \nFunie Hsu is Associate Professor of American Studies at San José  State University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California\, Berkeley\, an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education\, and a B.A. from the University of California\, Davis. Her prior experience as an elementary school teacher informs her scholarship on education\, empire\, Buddhism\, mindfulness\, and race. Funie was raised in a Taiwanese Humanistic Buddhist tradition. In addition to maintaining that practice\, she has recently been learning about the Jodo Shinshu tradition.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/secular2021/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T203000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
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SUMMARY:Lama Rod Owens Speaks on “Love and Rage: The Path to Liberation”
DESCRIPTION:IBS is proud to support the The 14th Annual John E. Boswell Lecture at The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion with Lama Rod Owens: “Love and Rage: The Path to Liberation” \n  \nIn our present day\, when a politics of anger infuses every institutional and cultural sphere\, Lama Rod Owens\, author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger\, will explore a radical re-envisioning of this timely topic as he addresses\, in particular\, those who feel called to metabolize or harness their anger for the purpose transformation and change. \nFor more information and to register for this event\, please visit the CLGS website.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/lama-rod-owens-speaks-on-love-and-rage-the-path-to-liberation/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210319T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
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SUMMARY:Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture: Kenneth Tanaka
DESCRIPTION:Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture\nFeaturing Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka\nProfessor Emeritus\, Musashino University\, Tokyo \nClick here to register for this event. \nWith generous support from the Unno family and in honor of the Seventh Cycle Memorial for Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno (1929-2014)\, the Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announced the Taitetsu Unno Memorial lecture\, to be held on Friday March 19\, 2021 via Zoom webinar. \nA prolific author and scholar\, Rev. Dr. Unno was a graduate of the Univeristy of California\, Berkeley\, and Tokyo Univeristy. For forty years he taught in the field of Buddhist studies\, first at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, then at Smith College\, where he served as Department Chair and as the Jill Ker Conway Professor of World Religions. He was the author\, translator\, and editor of numerous academic volumes and articles\, but he is perhaps best known for his two works introducing Shin Buddhism to English-language audiences\, River of Fire\, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism and Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turned into Gold\, as well as his translation Tannisho: A Shin Buddhist Classic. In addition to his prolific scholarly career\, Rev. Dr. Unno was also an ordained Shin Buddhist minister in Nishi Honganji tradition\, and he devoted his career to working in Shin Buddhist communities across North America. \nIn celebration of his life and accomplishments\, IBS will honor Rev. Dr. Unno at this special event. Following the delivery of the Unno Memorial Lecture\, a scholarship award will be made to a IBS student for outstanding work in a master’s level thesis. \nThe memorial lecture will be delivered by Dr. Kenneth Tanaka and titled: Revisioning Shin Buddhist Teachings for Today: Thirteen Contributors to a Book\, The Tide of Wisdom: Shinran’s Wisdom\, Authentic Individuality and Social Engagement. \nDr. Tanaka received his doctorate from the Univeristy of California\, Berkeley\, and served as a minister for the Buddhist Churches of America as well as Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at IBS before relocated to Japan where he held the position of Professor of Buddhist Studies at Musashino University\, Tokyo\, for over twenty years. He is past-president of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies and current Chairman of the Editorial Committee of the Chinese Buddhist Canon English Translation Project sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK). He was recently appointed Adjunct Researcher at the Hongwanji Comprehensive Research Center. His publications include The Dawn of Chinese Pure Land Buddhist Doctrine; Ocean: An Introduction to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in America; and most recently Jewels: An Introduction to American Buddhism for Youth\, Scouts and the Young at Heart. His books have been translated into Japanese\, Chinese\, and Portuguese. He is the 2017 recipient of the 27th Nakamura Hajime Eastern Study Prize\, awarded to scholars who distinguish themselves in the field of Indian and Buddhist studies by the Eastern Institute and the Indian Embassy\, Tokyo. In April 2018\, he was the object of a one-hour NHK (National Broadcast Network\, Japan) TV documentary in a series entitled “The Age of Kokoro (heart/mind). \nClick here to see an agenda for this event. \nThis event is free and open to the public but registration is required. \nClick here to register for this event.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2021unnolecture/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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SUMMARY:2021 Ryukoku Lecture: Prof. Akira Yoshida
DESCRIPTION:Views of the Human Beings in the Doctrines of the Buddhist Praxis 「仏教の修道論に見られる人間観」\nAkira Yoshida\, Associate Professor\, Ryukoku University\, Faculty of Economics \nHow did the teaching of early Buddhism view human beings and their Buddhist praxis toward enlightenment in India? We refer to the Abhidharma literatures by the Sarvastivada and writings in the sixth century about the theory of Buddhist epistemology.\n修道論(修行論)に関する仏教の教説の中に見られる人間観のうちで注目すべきいくつかの特徴を見てみたい。特に、説一切有部のアビダルマ文献における記述や、6 世紀以降の 仏教認識論における記述を中心的にあつかう予定である。 \nIn Japanese with English translation provided by Rev. Dr. Mutsumi\, Institute of Buddhist Studies and Orange County Buddhist Church. \nMarch 8 (Mon) 6:00PM – 7:30PM\, Pacific Time\nMarch 9 (Tue) 6:00PM – 7:30PM\, Pacific Time\nMarch 10 (Wed) 6:00PM – 7:30PM\, Pacific Time\nMarch 11 (Thu) 6:00PM – 7:30PM\, Pacific Time \nPlease register here. Registrants will receive Zoom access and instructions prior to the first lecture.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/ryukoku2021/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T140000
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SUMMARY:Sculpture\, Time\, and Materiality in a Buddhist Cave Shrine: Fall 2020 Numata Lecture with Michelle C. Wang
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar here. \nPlease join us on Friday October 23\, 2020\, at 1:00 p.m.\, Pacific time\, for our second 2020 Numata Lecture. \nSculpture\, Time\, and Materiality in a Buddhist Cave Shrine \nThis talk examines the dialogue between architecture and sculpture in Maijishan Cave 133\, located near Tianshui\, Gansu Province.  Initially constructed in the sixth century\, this Buddhist cave shrine continued to receive patronage from pious donors through the Ming and Qing dynasties.  Among the objects that were placed in the cave were relief sculptures\, stone stelae\, and freestanding statues.  What makes Maijishan Cave 133 a particularly interesting case study is that successive layers of architectural and sculptural materials can be correlated – more or less – with different “generations” of donors.  What can we learn from unpacking the juxtaposition between rock (the mountain)\, clay (sculptures)\, and stone (stelae)\, and the subsequent engagement with varied sculptural techniques?  Keeping this question in mind\, we will consider the choreographies of space created and experienced by successive generations of donors and devotees. \nMichelle C. Wang is Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Georgetown University. A specialist in medieval Chinese art\, her publications have addressed Buddhist maṇḍalas\, Dunhuang painting\, and art of the Silk Road.  Her first monograph\, Maṇḍalas in the Making: The Visual Culture of Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang (Leiden and Boston: Brill\, 2018) analyzes the Maṇḍala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas at the Mogao and Yulin caves during the Tibetan and Guiyijun periods\, demonstrating that transcultural communication over the Silk Routes\, and the religious dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan communities\, were defining characteristics of Buddhist maṇḍalas at Dunhuang. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public; however\, registration is required and space is limited. To register\, click here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/numata202/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201009T150000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
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SUMMARY:The True Teaching? Fall 2020 Numata Lecture with Jolyon Baraka Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar here. \nPlease join us on Friday October 9\, 2020\, at 1:00 p.m.\, Pacific time\, for our first 2020 Numata Lecture. \nThe True Teaching?\nJapanese Buddhists and the Quasi-Sectarian Politics of Public Schooling \nSecularist legal arrangements place religious organizations in a paradoxical position: they must serve the public good while simultaneously fostering private virtue. These tensions become particularly salient in situations where religious organizations must clarify their relationship to state\, society\, and the laity. In this lecture I use Buddhist debates over public schooling to show that differences of opinion over the proper relationship between Buddhism and the state have elicited vehement disagreements about orthodoxy and proper Buddhist practice. Focusing on Buddhists’ attempts to influence the revision of the Fundamental Law on Education in the early 2000s\, I show that although many Buddhists aimed to change a key Japanese law\, ultimately the lobbying process changed Buddhist perceptions of their own tradition more than it influenced national policy or classroom pedagogy. The debates over public schooling and related arguments about how Buddhists could best contribute to the public good ultimately forced a reckoning\, highlighting just how little Buddhists saw eye to eye on the relationship between private morality\, the public good\, and public policy. \nJolyon Baraka Thomas is an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Drawing on Tradition: Manga\, Anime\, and Religion in Contemporary Japan (2012) and Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan (2019). He is currently co-editing the New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions while working on a third monograph tentatively titledDifficult Subjects: Religion and the Politics of Public Schooling in Japan and the United States. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public; however\, registration is required and space is limited. To register\, click here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/numata201/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
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SUMMARY:2020 Ryukoku Lecture (2)
DESCRIPTION:Life and Thought of Rennyo – His Propagation Skills and Influences\nThe 2020 Ryukoku Lectures will be delivered by Kenjun Inoue\, Assistant Professor of the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies\, Ryukoku University. \nThe topic of the lectures will be Rennyo (1415–1499)\, the 8th Monshu of Hongwanji\, widely credited as making the Hongwanji-ha Japanese Buddhism’s largest sect during the 15th century. Inoue-sensei will discuss Rennyo’s propagation skills and his influences. \nThere will be two lectures on\nFebruary 25 and 27\, 2020 from\n6:00pm-9:00pm \nBoth Lectures are free and open to the public. \nEnglish translation will be provided by Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2020-ryukoku-lecture-2/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20190808T183035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T002437Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Ryukoku Lecture (1)
DESCRIPTION:Life and Thought of Rennyo – His Propagation Skills and Influences\nThe 2020 Ryukoku Lectures will be delivered by Kenjun Inoue\, Assistant Professor of the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies\, Ryukoku University. \nThe topic of the lectures will be Rennyo (1415–1499)\, the 8th Monshu of Hongwanji\, widely credited as making the Hongwanji-ha Japanese Buddhism’s largest sect during the 15th century. Inoue-sensei will discuss Rennyo’s propagation skills and his influences. \nThere will be two lectures on\nFebruary 25 and 27\, 2020 from\n6:00pm-9:00pm \nBoth Lectures are free and open to the public. \nEnglish translation will be provided by Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2020-ryukoku-lecture-1/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20190418T165137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T212042Z
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SUMMARY:Robots in Robes: Buddhism\, AI\, and Skillful Means\, 2019 Numata Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2019 Numata Lecture\nwith Dr. Courtney Bruntz\nThursday October 17 at 4 p.m. \nRobots in Robes: Buddhism\, AI\, and Skillful Means \nIn 2015\, the Longquan Temple outside Beijing unveiled “Xian’er” — a two-foot-tall robot monk capable of responding to questions\, chanting sutras\, and singing Buddhist songs. A few years later\, the Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto debuted “Mindar” — a six foot tall android Kannon (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) with the ability to provide a sermon on the Heart Sutra. This lecture explores intersections of Buddhism and robotics to reveal the variety of ways in which Buddhists are making use of artificial intelligence in Chinese and Japanese contexts\, plus the justifications Buddhist leaders provide for embracing robotic technology. From political support to survival\, Buddhist communities are utilizing AI as skillful means. But at what cost? At the conclusion\, this lecture seeks to unravel the implications of Buddhists adopting AI. \nDr. Courtney Bruntz\, Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Doane University. Dr. Bruntz’s work focuses on tourism and economics in mainland China\, including the use of new media technology and robotics by Buddhist monastics. She is co-editor of the forthcoming book from University of Hawaii Press\, Buddhist Tourism in Asia. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRSVP on Facebook.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019gss/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20181024T165931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T170510Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Ryukoku Lecture (1): The World of Theravadins
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2019 Ryukoku Lecture Series\, delivered by Prof. Yukio Hayashi\, “The World of Theravadins: It’s Tradition and Transition from the Field Observation since 1981.”
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019-ryukoku-1/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20180117T232404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T232855Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2018 Ryukoku Lecture (1)
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Ryukoku Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Yoshiyuki Inoue who will present on\n“Shin Buddhism Doctrinal Structure: Entrusting Heart and Mind and Nembutsu; Realization and Liberation”\nover two nights\, March 13 and 15\, 2018\, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  \nThe lectures will be delivered in Japanese with English translation.  \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2018-ryukoku-1/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170322T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20170206T220534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170210T221111Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Ryukoku Lecture: Mazumi Mitani (2)
DESCRIPTION:Details are forthcoming. \nThe 2017 Ryukoku Lecture will be delivered on the afternoons of March 20 and 22. Prof. Mazumi Mitani will discuss “The Otani Kozui Expeditions and their Impact on Buddhist Studies”
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/annual-ryukoku-lecture-mazumi-mitani-2/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20170206T220438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170210T221101Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Ryukoku Lecture: Mazumi Mitani (1)
DESCRIPTION:Details are forthcoming. \nThe 2017 Ryukoku Lecture will be delivered on the afternoons of March 20 and 22. Prof. Mazumi Mitani will discuss “The Otani Kozui Expeditions and their Impact on Buddhist Studies”
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/annual-ryukoku-lecture-mazumi-mitani-1/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160309T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160309T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20160218T192429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160218T192429Z
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SUMMARY:Genshin's Pure Land Dialogical Hermeneutics (2)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Ryukoku Lecture \nGenshin’s Pure Land Dialogical Hermeneutics: Its Influence on the Formation of Shinran’s Thought \ndelivered by Prof. Eisho Nasu\, Department of Shin Buddhist Studies \nRyukoku Univeristy\, Kyoto \nLecture One: March 7\, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nLecture Two: March 9\, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nFree and open to the public. \nBoth lectures will be held in the Kodo of the Jodo Shinshu Center
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/genshins-pure-land-dialogical-hermeneutics-2/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160307T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20160218T192326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160218T192326Z
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SUMMARY:Genshin's Pure Land Dialogical Hermeneutics (1)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Ryukoku Lecture \nGenshin’s Pure Land Dialogical Hermeneutics: Its Influence on the Formation of Shinran’s Thought \ndelivered by Prof. Eisho Nasu\, Department of Shin Buddhist Studies \nRyukoku Univeristy\, Kyoto \nLecture One: March 7\, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nLecture Two: March 9\, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. \nFree and open to the public. \nBoth lectures will be held in the Kodo of the Jodo Shinshu Center
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/genshins-pure-land-dialogical-hermeneutics-1/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150503
DTSTAMP:20260605T072808
CREATED:20141229T233847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141229T233847Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist Chaplaincy: an overview
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the path to becoming a Buddhist chaplain at this informational symposium. Details forthcoming.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/buddhist-chaplaincy-an-overview-2/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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