BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute of Buddhist Studies - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institute of Buddhist Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Institute of Buddhist Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20260429T234147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T220524Z UID:12318-1779282000-1779289200@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Student Thesis Symposium DESCRIPTION:Come learn what graduating students have been researching in their theses\, get inspired\, and feel the enthusiasm behind their academic work! \n \n  \nClick here to register for the Zoom link. \nClick below to RSVP in person. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/thesissymposium26/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SlavaBlazerPhotography_0190.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T163000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20260128T222252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T173559Z UID:12015-1771079400-1771086600@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Buddhist Chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies DESCRIPTION:IBS Symposium at the 2026 Northwest District Buddhist Convention\nand Buddhist Churches of America National Council Meeting\nSeattle\, Washington \nIn recent years\, there has been a growing interest in Buddhist Chaplaincy\, a field that is still in many ways defined and discussed within a predominantly Judeo-Christian paradigm. Nancy Lin and Lilu Chen are two faculty members of the IBS\, who have been making great contributions to this area\, adding their insights to a nascent field that is continuing to develop. IBS is proud to be a part of that conversation. In this symposium\, we would like to introduce this field and the IBS faculty members to the leadership of the BCA. \nSpeakers\nNancy Lin\, Institute of Buddhist Studies\nNoboru and Yaeko Hanyu Professor of Buddhist Chaplaincy\, Tibetan and South Asian Studies \nLilu Chen\, Institute of Buddhist Studies\nAssociate Professor of Spiritual Care and Interreligious Engagement\, Director of Field Education \nModerator\nRev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji\, Institute of Buddhist Studies\nDean and H.E. Kosho Ohtani Professor of Shin Buddhist Studies URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/buddhist-chaplaincy-at-the-institute-of-buddhist-studies/ LOCATION:Hyatt Regency\, 1053 Lake Washington Blvd N\, Renton\, WA\, 98056\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Nelumno_nucifera_open_flower_-_botanic_garden_adelaide2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251121T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251121T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20251024T203017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T002445Z UID:11751-1763744400-1763751600@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Book Launch for Oxford Handbook of Lived Buddhism DESCRIPTION:For those attending the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion\, as well as friends and colleagues in the Boston area\, join us for a book launch and reception for The Oxford Handbook of Lived Buddhism. \nThe Handbook is co-edited by IBS’s Dr. Courtney Bruntz and Dr. Brooke Schedneck (Rhodes College). Meant for students at all levels\, the Handbook of Lived Buddhism provides instructors and students diverse circumstances of Buddhism lived and practiced across cultural contexts\, to deepen the engagement and study of Buddhism as a lived religion. Join us for a celebratory book event where authors from the volume will speak on the case studies they provide in the handbook\, plus ways their work can be utilized in the classroom. The roundtable discussion will highlight many of the handbook’s chapters within the volume\, offering a preview of the work for scholars\, educators\, and students. \nA light reception will follow as well as a chance to get your own copy of the handbook! \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Buddhist Studies and Rhodes College. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/aarlived2025/ LOCATION:Sheraton Boston\, 39 Dalton Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02199\, United States CATEGORIES:Other,Symposia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Oxford-Handbook-of-Lived-Buddhism.png ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241122T190000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20240927T204832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T205449Z UID:10781-1732291200-1732302000@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Pacific-world-at-100-presents.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T163000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20240102T203728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T003019Z UID:10552-1708786800-1708792200@www.shin-ibs.edu 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/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Conferences,Other,Public Lecture,Symposia,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231006T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20230821T171506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T195923Z UID:10483-1696586400-1696611600@www.shin-ibs.edu 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/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Public Lecture,Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230223T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230223T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20230130T190836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230211T013527Z UID:10279-1677150000-1677157200@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Nembutsu: Appreciate Every Encounter DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2023 IBS Symposium held in conjunction with the Buddhist Churches of America’s National Council Meeting\, on February 23rd at 11am PST. \nFour Jōdo Shinshū ministers will address the transformative meaning of this year’s National Council Meeting theme\, “Nembutsu\, Appreciate Every Encounter\,” as they share their appreciation of Shinran’s teachings along with their life experiences. \nRegister here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KbGDmtEvTDuLTzviXAOjDw \nSpeakers include: \nRev. Harry Gyōkyō Bridge\, Buddhist Church of Oakland \n \nRev. David Ryōe Matsumoto\, Institute of Buddhist Studies \n \nRev. Melissa Jōshin Opel\, Spokane Buddhist Church \n \nRev. Todd Gan-E Tsuchiya\, Midwest Buddhist Temple \n \n  URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/nembutsu2023/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211023 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20210720T183416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T173145Z UID:9249-1634860800-1634947199@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2021 Graduate Student Symposium DESCRIPTION:Authority and Normativity in and Between Buddhist Traditions \n9 AM – 12:30 PM PT \nRegistration info here \nThe question “what is Buddhism?” is deceptively uncomplicated. Scratching beneath the surface of this question presents a host of issues surrounding who has the authority to make normative claims about the Buddhadharma\, what it includes and what it excludes.  \nWhat resources do Buddhist authorities\, laypeople\, and academics draw on to define Buddhism for themselves and for others? What are the ethical and philosophical ramifications of drawing such boundaries for a tradition that emphasizes compassion for others and the impermanence of all conditioned phenomena? What are the responsibilities of academics\, taken as trusted authorities on their subject of expertise\, who present the Buddhist traditions for the public in a putatively “objective” fashion? \nThis Graduate Student Symposium on “Authority and Normativity In and Between Buddhist Traditions” brings together students and scholars from a variety of institutions\, disciplines\, and theoretical backgrounds\, to explore these issues in innovative ways.  \nDr. Ann Gleig \nThe keynote Speaker for the Symposium is Dr. Ann Gleig. Dr. Gleig is an associate professor of religion and cultural studies at the University of Central Florida and author of American Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Modernity (Yale University Press\, 2019).  \nHer keynote lecture is entitled “There’s Nothing Buddhist About This”: Reflections on Racial Justice\, Regulation\, and ‘Real’ Buddhism.  \nIn recent years\, racial justice has come to the forefront of American Buddhism as a response to white supremacy both within and outside of Buddhist communities. In her lecture\, Dr. Gleig will  consider attempts by white Buddhists to delegitimize Buddhist racial justice work on the grounds that it represents an intrusion of progressive values into the tradition and is not “real” Buddhism. She identifies the strategies by which white Buddhists attempt to define what Buddhism is and who is and is not Buddhist. Next\, she will consider the role of Buddhist Studies in such regulation. In what ways have Buddhist Studies scholars colluded with the white Buddhist backlash to racial justice and in what ways might we disrupt it? Reflecting on the reception of American Buddhist racial justice work in both practice and academic communities\, Dr. Gleig will suggest\, illuminates many assumptions around authority and normativity in Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. \nPlease see the call for papers here. \n  \nSchedule: \n9:00 – 9:45 – Opening Remarks & Presentations from Kali Cape & Devin Zuckerman \nKali Cape – How Buddhists Redefined Norms for Sexual Ethics: Lessons from Discursive Practices in 14th Century Tibetan Consort Literature \nDevin Zuckerman – ‘No One Does this Anymore’: Shifting Perspectives on Matter\, Materiality\, and Elements in Tibet’s Great Perfection Tradition \n9:45 – 10:00 – Q & A with Presenters \n10:00 – 10:15 – Short break \n10:15 – 11:00 – Presentations from Ray Buckner & JP de Guzman \nJP deGuzman – “A Buddhist Deplores Inequality”: Discourses of Engaged Buddhism in The American Buddhist\, Wheel of Dharma\, and Beyond \nRay Buckner – Black Feminist Buddhism: Forging a Black Feminist Theoretical Orientation to American Buddhist Studies \n11:00 – 11:15 – Q & A Period with Presenters \n11:15 – 11:30 Short Break \n11:30 – 12:15 – Keynote Address by Dr. Ann Gleig \n12:15 – 12:30 – Q & A with Gleig \n  \n  \nRegister for this event here. \nThis event is very generously supported by the BDK/Numata Foundation. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/gss2021/ LOCATION:Zoom Webinar CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20191025T204846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T211435Z UID:8162-1572613200-1572627600@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Approaches to Shin Buddhist Ethical Thinking DESCRIPTION:Ryukoku University and Institute of Buddhist Studies\npresent a Symposium on\nApproaches to Shin Buddhist Ethical Thinking \nNovember 1\, 2019\n1:00 – 5:00 pm\nJodo Shinshu Center \n1:00-2:45\nPapers by:\nMitsuya Dake\nJames Fredericks\nCharles Hallisey\nDennis Hirota\nResponses and Discussion \n3:00-5:00\nPresentation: “Jōdo Shinshū and Ethics”\nTakashi Miyaji\nResponses and Discussion \nSpeakers: \nDennis Hirota\, PhD\nEmeritus Professor of Shin Buddhist Studies\nRyukoku University \nMitsuya Dake\nProfessor of Japanese Religion\nRyukoku University \nCharles Hallisey\nYehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures\nHarvard Divinity School \nJames L. Fredericks\, Ph.D.\nEmeritus Professor of Theology\nLoyola Marymount University \nRev. Takashi Miyaji\, PhD\nTacoma Buddhist Temple \nModerator:\nDavid Matsumoto\, PhD\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/approaches-to-shin-buddhist-ethical-thinking/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20180711T165330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T153349Z UID:6134-1555077600-1555084800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2019 Spring Colloquy DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with our graduating students to discuss their research and celebrate their success. \nStudent speakers: \nBrent Beavers (GTU/IBS MA)\nNo-Self\, Five Aggregates\, and a Fearless Heart in the Interruption of Transgender Othering in Healthcare \nRhiana Wiggins (GTU/IBS MA)\nThe Buddhist Teachings of Impermanence as a Heuristic Means: Transforming Fear and Denial of Death and Dying URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/spring-colloquy-tentative/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190308 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20181024T170339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T230908Z UID:6680-1551916800-1552003199@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Hearing the Light: innovation and compassion in American Pure Land Buddhism\, BCANCM Symposium DESCRIPTION:Our annual symposium at the BCA National Council Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday\, March 7\, 2019 in Phoenix\, Arizona. More information is forthcoming. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019-bca-ncm-symposium/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20180124T173912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T195432Z UID:5758-1538744400-1538762400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2018 Graduate Student Symposium: Buddhist Political Engagements DESCRIPTION:Buddhist Political Engagements\nHow has Buddhist thought\, cosmology\, or ethics been used to engage\, disengage\, critique\, or conform to systems of social and political power? Graduate student presenters will explore the various discursive strategies Buddhists have used historically and contemporarily to reimagine Buddhist worlds in the present moment\, to critique or support political systems\, and develop practices and approaches to the path in line or at odds with social norms. \nMelissa Anne-Marie Curley will deliver the keynote address\, “Impure Land: Ethical Living for Evil People” \nDr. Curley is an assistant professor in the department of Comparative Studies at Ohio State University. Her work focuses on Buddhism\, particularly Pure Land Buddhism\, in relation to modern understandings of selfhood and the state. Her first book\, Pure Land\, Real World: Modern Buddhism\, Japanese Leftists\, and the Utopian Imagination\, examines modernist reinterpretations of images of utopia and exile in the context of the Asia-Pacific War. She is currently working on a project exploring Buddhist engagements with self-help in East Asia and North America\, from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Visit our Facebook page to RSVP. \nSymposium Schedule \nFirst Session: 1:00 – 2:30\nBrent Beavers\nGraduate Theological Union and Institute of Buddhist Studies\n“The Gender Transformation of Avalokiteśvara” \nBrianna K. Morseth\nDharma Realm Buddhist University\n“Taixu and Buddhism in Taiwan: Coming down from the mountain and out from the cave” \nTimothy Loftus\nTemple University\n“Making a Case for Inclusion: Ambedkar’s Buddhism” \nAdrien Chorn\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley\n“Buddhist-Rightful Resistance: Monastic Activism in Contemporary Cambodia” \nBreak \nSecond Session: 3:00 – 4:00\nBlayne Higa\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies\n“Coming Out” as Buddhist: The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii and the Struggle for Marriage Equality \nCJ Dunford\nGraduate Theological Union and Institute of Buddhist Studies\nMinority Stress- and Trauma-Informed Shin Buddhist Pastoral Care for LGBTQ Communities \nIsmail Buffins\nHarvard Divinity School\nAnger\, Interdependence\, and Democracy: Subaltern Perspectives on Buddhist Soteriology \nBreak \nKeynote: 4:30 – 5:30\nMelissa Anne-Marie Curley\n“Impure Land: Ethical Living for Evil People” URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/gss2018/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180722 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20180413T152341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T152341Z UID:5908-1532044800-1532217599@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Summer Pacific Seminar 2018 DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education; for information and registration\, please visit the CBE registration page or Facebook event. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/summer-pacific-seminar-2018/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20170930T002415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171201T180734Z UID:5583-1519304400-1519318800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:IBS Winter Symposium: Religiosity & Social Consciousness DESCRIPTION:A Symposium\nPresented by the Institute of Buddhist Studies & BCA Center for Buddhist Education \nReligiosity & Social Consciousness in the Buddhist Churches of America\nThursday\, February 22\, 2018 1 – 5 pm \nFree and Open to the Public \nKeynote Speaker:\n DR. TETSUDEN KASHIMA\nProfessor Emeritus\, Sociology\, University of Washington; Author\, Buddhism in America: The Social Organization of an Ethnic Religious Institution (1977); Judgment Without Trial: Japanese American Imprisonment during World War II (2003); Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation & Intern- ment of Civilians\, (Forward) (1997) \nAccording to Dr. Kashima\, “religiosity” means “the beliefs\, moral or devotional practices and ritual observances and/or attendance at churches or temples.” This symposium will explore the past\, present and future of Shin Buddhist religiosity as it has been developing in the BCA\, addressing questions such as: How did the history of the Buddhist Mission of North America and development of the Buddhist Churches of America impact the development of “Japanese- American religiosity? What might this mean for the future of BCA and Shin Buddhism in America? What are examples of how Shin Buddhist religiosity is connecting to a growing social consciousness? \nOther speakers include:\nREV. DR. DAVID MATSUMOTO\nIBS President; George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies \nRICK STAMBUL\nBCA National Board\, President-elect; Civil Rights Activist\, March on Washington\, Freedom Summer 1964 \nDR. SCOTT MITCHELL\nIBS Dean of Students and Faculty Affairs; Rev. Tamai Professor of Jodo Shinshu Studies \nDoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento\n2001 Point West Way\, Sacramento\, CA URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/church-and-state-2018/ LOCATION:DoubleTree Sacramento\, 2001 Point West Way\, Sacramento\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170414T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170414T173000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20170206T220712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170314T214932Z UID:5040-1492182000-1492191000@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Symposium: Interdependence/Intersectionality DESCRIPTION:This symposium brings together Buddhist scholars\, teachers\, and activists to discuss issues of marginalization and oppression related to race\, gender\, and sexuality both inside and outside American Buddhist communities both historically and at the present. Speakers will discuss such topics as: how did the racialization of Japanese American Buddhists relate to World War II internment? How are Asian and white Buddhist communities in conversation or at odds? How have new Buddhist communities developed or responded to historical or contemporary exclusion related to gender or sexual orientation? How might Buddhists respond to the current US political climate? \nSpeakers include:\nAnn Gleig\, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies\, University of Central Florida\nFunie Hsu\, Assistant Professor of American Studies\, San Jose State University\nNatalie Quli\, Research Fellow\, Institute of Buddhist Studies\nHarry Bridge\, Resident Minister\, Buddhist Church of Oakland \nConnect via Facebook. \nDownload the flyer. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/symposium-interdependenceintersectionality/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161119T090000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20161013T221623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161013T221746Z UID:4781-1479535200-1479546000@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:An Ancient Doctrine for New Times: IASBS Panel at AAR 2016 DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the International Association for Shin Buddhist Studies\, North American District\, IBS announces the following panel held in conjunction with the 2016 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting. \nPlease contact Dean Mitchell with any questions: scott@shin-ibs.edu \nSaturday\, November 19\, 2016\, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM\nGrand Hyatt\nLone Star D (2nd Level)\n600 E Market St\, San Antonio\, TX \nAn Ancient Doctrine for New Times:\nThe Shinzoku Nitai in Modern Japanese Buddhism \nThe idea of “two truths” (Jp. shinzoku nitai) is considered to have been first expounded by Nagarjuna\, denoting\, at this early stage\, a distinction between absolute and relative truths. However\, in Japanese Buddhism – and more specifically in the context of Jōdo Shinshū – this doctrine came to be interpreted in more social terms\, representing the relationship between worldly and religious spheres. After the 1868 Meiji restoration\, in particular\, the “two truths” became an increasingly important doctrinal aspect in the justification of pro-state endeavors by True Pure Land sects. This association between the shinzoku nitai and wartime doctrine ultimately led it to becoming a very delicate subject in the framework of post- 1945 Japanese academia\, which is not unrelated to the fact that detailed studies of the topic still remain scarce. This panel reconsiders the issue from a broad perspective\, paying attention to historical developments not only in the two main branches of True Pure Land Buddhism\, but also in the context of modern academic philosophy and Buddhist studies. \nIntroductory Talk\nMark BLUM (UC Berkeley) Shinzoku Nitai in Buddhism \nPresenters\nMami IWATA (Ryukoku University)\nThe Shinzoku Nitai Doctrine and Jōdo Shinshū in Meiji Japan \nOrion KLAUTAU (Tohoku University)\nThe Two Truths in Modern Academia: Murakami Senshō and the Shinzoku Nitai \nJeff SCHROEDER (University of Oregon)\nRethinking the Two Truths: The Interwar Views of Sasaki Gesshō and Kaneko Daiei \nGereon KOPF (Luther College)\nShinzoku Nitai and the Development of ‘Buddhist Philosophy:’ The Kyoto School and Beyond \nPresiding\nDaniel G. FRIEDRICH (McMaster University) \nResponding\nMicah AUERBACK (University of Michigan) URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/4781/ LOCATION:600 E Market St\, San Antonio\, TX\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160819T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160821T130000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20160218T193052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160801T230814Z UID:4130-1471626000-1471784400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Pacific Seminar: Jodo Shinshu Buddhism Beyond Borders DESCRIPTION:Due to unforeseen circumstances\, Professors Ugo Dessi and Elisabetta Porcu will not be able to take part in the August 19-21\, 2016 Summer Pacific Seminar\, “Jodo Shinshu Buddhism Beyond Borders\,” taking place at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley\, CA. \nHowever\, co-presenters\, CBE and IBS\, are happy to announce that two other outstanding scholars will provide keynote presentations. Please see below for details. A revised schedule will be available soon. Don’t miss this ground-breaking opportunity to discuss timely topics and concerns! \nProfessor Jessica L. Main of the University of British Columbia will speak about religious hatred and discrimination and religious reconciliation\, especially as they pertain to Jodo Shinshu in Japan and the US. \nProfessor Mark Blum of the University of California\, Berkeley will discuss the significance of social action as both interior and exterior forms of practice and self-examination in Pure Land and Shin Buddhism. \nIn addition\, the Pacific Seminar will feature a live podcast with Dharmarealm.com hosts\, Rev. Harry Bridge and Dr. Scott Mitchell; and a book talk on Buddhism Beyond Borders – New Perspectives on Buddhism in the United States\, co-editors: Dr. Scott Mitchell and Dr. Natalie Quli. The Sunday session will be an interactive session: “Chanting and Music Beyond Borders.” \n  \nFor more information and registration information\, visit the CBE website. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/pacific-seminar-ibs-50th-anniversary-symposium/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences,Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160819T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160819T163000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20160607T182553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160801T225857Z UID:4506-1471611600-1471624200@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Crossing Realities: Shin Buddhism and the Processes of Globalization DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Please note updated program and time. \nIn honor of the 50th Anniversary of Institute of Buddhist Studies incorporating as a seminary and graduate school\, the 2016 Numata Lecture will be held on Friday\, August 19\, 2016. \nThis year’s Numata Lecture will be: \n“Shin Buddhism and Global Modernity: Settlement Work\, Social Work\, and Other Brand New Ideas in the Early Twentieth Century”\nDr. Jessica L. Main\nRobert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professor\nBuddhism and Contemporary Society Institute of Asian Research and Department of Asian Studies\nUniversity of British Columbia (Canada) \nRespondents:\nDr. Scott A. Mitchell\nRev. Yoshitaka Tamai Professor of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Studies\nDean of Students and Faculty Affairs\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies \nDr. Natalie Quili\nResearch Fellow\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies \nInstitute of Buddhist Studies\n2140 Durant Avenue Berkeley\, CA 94704 \n1:00 – 4:30 pm \nFree and open to the public. \nThis event is generously supported by the Center for Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies and the GTU Asia Project. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/symposium-shin-buddhism-and-globalization/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160417 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20151106T191039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160217T224437Z UID:3941-1460678400-1460851199@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Shinran and Continental Philosophy: Shinran\, Heidegger\, and Levinas DESCRIPTION:This symposium will offer an examination of the Shin Buddhist tradition in light of recent developments in continental philosophy and continental philosophy in light of Shin Buddhism. Particularly\, it will feature an in-depth examination of key features in the thought of Shinran in reflection with the philosophies of such thinkers as Martin Heidegger and Emmanuel Levinas. \nThe two days will consist of a public symposium\, with presentations for the larger academic and religious community\, and an intensive workshop for close discussion of papers among the participants. The final outcome of the project would be the publication of a volume of the revised papers. \nWe will be joined by some leading scholars in their fields\, including: Dr. Dennis Hirota\, Professor Emeritus\, Ryukoku University; Dr. Charles Hallisey of the Harvard Divinity School; Dr. Rein Raud of the University of Helsinki; Dr. Bret Davis of Loyola University; Dr. Leah Kalmanson of Drake University; and Dr. Ryan Coyne of the University of Chicago Divinity School. \nCoordinator: David Matsumoto\, Center for Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies\, Institute of Buddhist Studies. \nMore information is forthcoming. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/shinran-and-continental-philosophy/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160303T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20160218T191955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160218T191955Z UID:4124-1457010000-1457024400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Buddhism and Agriculture: 2016 IBS Winter Symposium DESCRIPTION:The 2016 IBS Winter Symposium\, held in conjunction with the Buddhist Churches of America National Council and co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education\, will take place on March 3 in Visalia\, California. \n\n\n\nTalks by: Rev. Marvin Harada Orange County Buddhist Church \nRev. Seigen Yamaoka Institute of Buddhist Studies \nProfessor Eisho Nasu Ryukoku University \nPanelists: Mr. George Teraoka Buddhist Church of Fowler \nMr. Calvin Doi Buddhist Church of Parlier \nVideo: Nikiko Masumoto’s TED Talk: “Reigniting the Soul of Farming” \nModerator: Rev. David Matsumoto \n\n\n\nMarriott Hotel and Visalia Convention Center \n\n\n\nThursday\, March 3\, 2016\, 1:00 – 5:00pm URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/buddhism-and-agriculture-2016-ibs-winter-symposium/ LOCATION:Marriott Hotel and Visalia Convention Center\, 300 South Court Street\, Visalia\, CA\, 93291\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151024T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20141229T232945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151006T191538Z UID:2983-1445691600-1445702400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Maritime Transmissions of Buddhism: 2015 Numata Symposium DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2015 Numata Symposium:\nMaritime Transmissions of Buddhism \nMercantile exchange is now understood to be an important dimension of our understanding of the transmission of Buddhist thought and practice throughout the Buddhist cosmopolis. The romanticism of the Silk Road and the findings at Dunhuang have demonstrated this for Central and East Asia. The same is true of South and Southeast Asia as well\, with the difference being maritime trade rather than land routes. This symposium will explore this latter area of study. There will be two presentations and a respondent: Anne Blackburn\, Philip Friedrich\, and Natalie Quli. \nSchedule:\n1:00 pm: Welcoming Remarks \n1:15 pm: Contingent Transmissions: Lanka and Southeast Asian Buddhist Links\, 1200-1500\nAnne Blackburn\, Professor of South Asian and Buddhist Studies\nCornell University \n2:00 pm: Merchant Afterlives: Rethinking Buddhist Polity and Patronage along a Medieval Lankan Frontier\nPhilip Friedrich\, South Asian Studies\nUniversity of Pennsylvania \n2:45 pm: Respondent and discussion\nNatalie Quli\, Research Fellow\, Theravada Studies\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies \n3:15 pm: General discussion URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/maritime-and-mercantile-the-movement-of-buddhism-2015-numata-symposium/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150806T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150806T170000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20150203T184244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150213T214506Z UID:3272-1438851600-1438880400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Shinran and the Sutra of Immeasurable Life: Reflections on Reading in the Buddhist Tradition DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Ryukoku University Translation Center and Institute of Buddhist Studies\, Center for Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies. \nIn this symposium a number of Buddhist scholars and theologians will address the questions of how Shinran’s treatment of the Sutra of Immeasurable Life might help us to understand what it means to read a Buddhist text (scripture) and what such reading might entail\, require or imply. \nPapers will be presented by Dennis Hirota\, Luis Gomez\, Charles Hallisey\, James Fredericks\, Mark Csikszentmihalyi\, Mitsuya Dake\, Ichigyo Oyama\, David Matsumoto and others. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/shinran-and-the-sutra-of-immeasurable-life-reflections-on-reading-in-the-buddhist-tradition/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150706 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20150623T234653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150623T234839Z UID:3561-1435881600-1436140799@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Pacific Seminar: The Call of the Nembutsu DESCRIPTION:The Call of the Nembutsu\nKeynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto\, Professor\, Institute of Buddhist Studies\nSpecial Guest Speaker: Uma Lama Ghising\, Kathmandu Hongwanji\, Nepal\nGuest Speaker: Rev. Mitsuya Dake\, Ryukoku University\, Department of Intercultural Communication\nEngaged Buddhism as a Worldwide Phenomenon\nPanel Discussion on Engaged Buddhism with Santussika Bhikkhuni-Buddhist Global Relief\, Mushim Ikeda-Buddhist Peace Fellowship\, Sensei Elaine Donlin-Buddhist Church of San Francisco \nRegistration: $140 Deadline: June 21\, 2015 BCA Member Rate $125 until June 15. Make checks payable to “BCA” with “Summer Pacific Seminar” on the memo line. Mail form and check to CBE at 2140 Durant Ave. Berkeley\, CA 94704 \nThis event is sponsored by the Buddhist Churches of America’s Center for Buddhist Education. More information and registration can be found here. \nDownload the Flyer URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/pacific-seminar-the-call-of-the-nembutsu/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150322 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20141229T231133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150213T191359Z UID:2977-1426896000-1426982399@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Ryukoku Symposium: Buddhism and Japanese Culture DESCRIPTION:Download Informational Flyer \n\n\n\nCo-hosted by: the University of California\, Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies and the Institute of Buddhist Studies \nThe Sixth International Ryūkoku Symposium on Buddhism and Japanese Culture \n9:00 am – 12:00 pm (in Japanese) \nRevealing the Teachings: Popular Sermons (shōdō kange bon 唱道勧化本) in Shin Buddhism 真宗の唱道勧化本について 日下幸男氏(龍谷大学文学部教授) \nYukio Kusaka\, Professor of Japanese Literature\, Ryūkoku University \nDoctrinal Debate (rongi 論義) in Kegon School 日本華厳における「論義」について 野呂 靖氏(龍谷大学文学部専任講師) \nSei Noro\, Lecturer of Buddhist Studies\, Ryūkoku University \nEarly Tendai Buddhist Disputes with Other Schools \n初期日本天台における他宗との論争 吉田慈順氏(龍谷大学文学部非常勤講師) \nJijun Yoshida\, Adjunct Lecturer of Buddhist Studies\, Ryūkoku University \nBreak \n2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (in English)\nThe Significance of “Faith” in Medieval Shingon Buddhism \nTakahiko Kameyama\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Institute of Buddhist Studies \nThe One or the Three\, the One and the Three\, and/or the One as the Three: Observations on the Relationship Between the Single Vehicle and the Three Vehicles in Medieval Japanese Hossō Thought \nTatsuo Florian Saile\, Graduate Student\, Buddhist Studies\, UC Berkeley \nContextualizing Posthumous Kaimyō Ritual in Japan: Indian and Chinese Precedents for Renaming the Dead \nMark Blum\, Professor and Shinjo Ito Distinguished Chair in Japanese Studies\, East Asian Languages and Cultures\, UC Berkeley \n\n\n\n\nFor more information contact: cjs-events@berkeley.edu or (510) 642-3415 URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/ryukoku-symposium-buddhism-and-japanese-culture/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150226T163000 DTSTAMP:20260530T134219 CREATED:20141228T213012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20141229T230939Z UID:2945-1424955600-1424968200@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Buddhism and Counseling: 2015 IBS Winter Symposium DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the 2015 BCA National Council Meeting\, the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the Center for Buddhist Education will co-host a symposium on “Buddhism and Counseling.” This symposium will feature a number of distinguished speakers. \nTo give an overview on “Counseling in the Buddhist tradition\,” we will hear from Dr. Daijaku Kinst\, and Dr. David Pating. Dr. Kinst is head of the Chaplaincy program at the Institute of Buddhist Studies\, which has seen phenomenal growth in student enrollment and interest. Dr. Kinst is also an ordained priest in the Zen tradition. Dr. Pating is a psychiatrist with Kaiser\, but is also an active member and Minister’s assistant at the San Francisco Buddhist Church. Dr. Pating has given lectures to Ministers and Minister’s assistants in the BCA\, and is presently also an IBS degree student. \nFollowing those lectures we will learn about a new counseling program in Salt Lake City\, Utah\, which is SHIN (Sanctuary for Healing and Integration)\, from Dr. Carmela Hirano and members of her staff. Dr. Hirano has integrated Buddhism\, and especially the teachings and principles of Jodo Shinshu into her psychiatric practice and has created SHIN. We will learn how she and her staff utilize Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu in their therapeutic practice. She is also an IBS degree student and Minister’s assistant at Salt Lake. She will be joined by Dr. Robert Weizel and David Black from her SHIN staff. \nFinally\, we will listen to Dr. David Hirohama\, clinical psychologist and counselor at the Orange County Buddhist Church’s Buddhist counseling center called the “Mindfulness Center.” This is the first attempt at creating a counseling center at a local church or temple. \nThe symposium is open to any of the attending delegates and boosters to the National Council\, as well as anyone in the community at large that wishes to attend. \n  URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2015-ibs-winter-symposium/ LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel San Diego\, 2270 Hotel Circle North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States CATEGORIES:Symposia END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR