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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:…
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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.
Find out more »October 2019
Robots in Robes: Buddhism, AI, and Skillful Means, 2019 Numata Lecture
Please join us for the 2019 Numata Lecture with Dr. Courtney Bruntz Thursday October 17 at 4 p.m. Robots in Robes: Buddhism, AI, and Skillful Means In 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…
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Approaches to Shin Buddhist Ethical Thinking
Ryukoku University and Institute of Buddhist Studies present a Symposium on Approaches to Shin Buddhist Ethical Thinking November 1, 2019 1:00 – 5:00 pm Jodo Shinshu Center 1:00-2:45 Papers by: Mitsuya Dake James Fredericks Charles Hallisey Dennis Hirota Responses and Discussion 3:00-5:00 Presentation: “Jōdo Shinshū and Ethics” Takashi Miyaji Responses and Discussion Speakers: Dennis Hirota, PhD Emeritus Professor of Shin Buddhist Studies Ryukoku University Mitsuya Dake Professor of Japanese Religion Ryukoku University Charles Hallisey Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist…
Find out more »2019 Annual Memorial Service
Please RSVP if you are interested in joining us for our annual memorial service to remember all those who came before to make the Institute possible.
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