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May 2018
2018 Graduation and Commencement
More information on our 2018 graduation ceremony and celebration is forthcoming.
Find out more »July 2018
Summer Pacific Seminar 2018
Co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education; for information and registration, please visit the CBE registration page or Facebook event.
Find out more »August 2018
New and Returning Student Orientation
All current and incoming students are invited to attend the annual orientation to get important information and updates about programs and policies, meet with faculty and advisors, register for courses, and reconnect with friends and peers. Please contact the Registrar for details. This event is not open to the public.
Find out more »October 2018
2018 Graduate Student Symposium: Buddhist Political Engagements
Buddhist Political Engagements How 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. Melissa Anne-Marie Curley will deliver the keynote address, "Impure Land:…
Find out more »November 2018
Annual Memorial Service
Join us for our annual memorial service to remember those who have gone before and helped to create, sustain, and grow the Institute. There will be a light reception at 5:30 followed by the formal service at 7:00. RSVP required.
Find out more »March 2019
Hearing the Light: innovation and compassion in American Pure Land Buddhism, BCANCM Symposium
Our annual symposium at the BCA National Council Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. More information is forthcoming.
Find out more »2019 Ryukoku Lecture (1): The World of Theravadins
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.”
Find out more »April 2019
2019 Spring Colloquy
Join us for a conversation with our graduating students to discuss their research and celebrate their success. Student speakers: Brent Beavers (GTU/IBS MA) No-Self, Five Aggregates, and a Fearless Heart in the Interruption of Transgender Othering in Healthcare Rhiana Wiggins (GTU/IBS MA) The Buddhist Teachings of Impermanence as a Heuristic Means: Transforming Fear and Denial of Death and Dying
Find out more »May 2019
Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy
With Jennifer Lemas, Daijaku Kinst, Diane Wilde and Others Saturday May 11, 2019, 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Join us for a half-day overview of a chaplain's work of providing spiritual care and support for people in hospitals, hospices, prisons, and a wide variety of other settings. The work is wonderfully challenging and satisfying. In recent years, Buddhist practitioners have been experiencing chaplaincy as a powerful opportunity to practice engaged Bud- dhism, and for some, as a vocation and profession. Information…
Find out more »2019 Graduation and Commencement Ceremony
The IBS 2019 Graduation Ceremony will take place the morning of Friday, May 24. Please contact the Office of the Registrar for details and to RSVP.
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