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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230208T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230208T173000
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SUMMARY:Spring 2023 Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Buddhist Studies is excited to be hosting a virtual open house on Wednesday\, February 8th from 4-5:30pm PST. Come learn about our degree and certificate programs\, generous scholarship opportunities\, and application process. Field director Lilu Chen will also speak about our new field education program. There will be an opportunity for question and answers\, as well as breakout rooms. \nPlease register for the zoom link here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsce6vrzgrGtb2iAFOsFVctdAGpyyiBxvi \n  \nSee you there!
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/spring-2023-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Admissions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221110T210000
DTSTAMP:20221017T202040Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Service
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Buddhist Studies will hold its Annual Memorial Service via Zoom on Thursday\, November 10\, 2022\, at 7:00 pm (Pacific time). This will be an opportunity for us to remember all of the many people who have allowed IBS to grow and flourish. We would be very honored if you could join us at this important event. \nClick here to register for this event.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2022memorial/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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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:20220720T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220720T183000
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SUMMARY:Summer Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:IBS is pleased to offer a Virtual Open House on Wednesday July 20\, 2022 from 5:30-6:30PST. Come learn about our stackable curriculum\, degree and certificate programs\, financial aid and more! \nIBS alum CJ Sokugan Dunford will speak about their educational experiences and answer questions. \nDean Scott Mitchell\, professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist Chaplaincy Dr. Nancy Lin\, and Shin Buddhist Studies program coordinator Rev. Harry Bridge will also be available to answer questions about the application process\, school culture\, tuition\, differences between programs\, and course offerings. \n  \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcuyspzMqHtGD3hjXJrgn6WQMez9L7zVg \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/summer-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Admissions,Orientation,Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T093000
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SUMMARY:Intro to Buddhist Chaplaincy
DESCRIPTION:Curious about Buddhist chaplaincy? Join the Sati Center and the Institute of Buddhist Studies 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 Buddhism\, and for some\, as a vocation and profession. Information about the Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy\, Eco-Chaplaincy training programs and the Institute for Buddhist Studies chaplaincy certificate and degree programs will also be provided.  \nPresenters will include Vanessa Able\, Ram Appalaraju\, Chenxing Han\, Rev. Jennifer Lemas\, and Rev. Kathryn Stark\, and there will be ample time for questions and answers. \n  \nNo registration required. Join via Zoom by clicking the link below on May 21st:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87389567595?pwd=V3ZnSi9qK0JkZlhRekdyZTYwT2pMUT09  \n  \nVanessa Able is a priest and retreat leader at Kannon Do Zen Center in Mountain View. Her service experience has included jail and hospice work\, and she is currently a CPE Resident at Stanford Healthcare. Vanessa is an alumna of the 2019–20 Sati Center Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program\, and has spent the last two years supporting the program as a faculty assistant. She is the founder and editor of the online journal for spiritual writing\, The Dewdrop.  \n  \n  \n  \nRam Appalaraju has been practicing Buddhism since 2014 and studied Vedanta since 1998 at Sri Ramakrishna Mission and Chinmaya Mission. He has been studying Buddhism under Gil Fronsdal and Bhikkhu Analayo. He is trained as an eco-chaplain at Sati Center and serves as an eco-chaplain at environmental organizations. He volunteers at non-profits focused on causes relating to environmental issues and digital education to underprivileged communities. He also serves as a volunteer chaplain (through Chaplaincy in Corrections) at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas\, California. Ram was in the tech industry for 35 years\, serving in various capacities\, and retired in 2017 to deepen spiritual connection and explore the interdependent nature of all beings through Buddhist teachings and science. \n  \nChenxing Han holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA in Buddhist Studies from the Graduate Theological Union. She completed four units of clinical pastoral education at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center\, and is a graduate of the Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Program. Chenxing is the author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (2021)\, and a forthcoming memoir (2023). She is a co-organizer of May We Gather: A National Buddhist Memorial for Asian American Ancestors\, and serves as the Chaplaincy Program Coordinator at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley\, California. \n  \nRev. Jennifer Lemas\, MS\, is a graduate of the Sati Center Buddhist Chaplaincy Program\, the Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program and has completed residency training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Jennifer served as a lay chaplain for over a decade at various Bay Area Hospitals. She was granted a Master’s of Divinity equivalency from the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)\, and was lay ordained as a Buddhist Minister by Gil Fronsdal. She also holds an MS from Johns Hopkins University. Jennifer leads the Buddhism and Recovery group at IMC and is passionate about serving those who struggle with and/or are in recovery from all forms of addiction. \n  \nRev. Kathryn Stark\, MA\, MDiv\, has been a hospice chaplain for over 10 years\, working at Hospice of Santa Cruz County\, By the Bay Health\, and Providence Memorial Hospice\, Santa Rosa. She holds Master of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees in Buddhist studies with a specialty in Buddhist chaplaincy from the Graduate Theological Union and Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley (2012). In 2011\, she completed residency training in CPE at California Pacific Medical Center\, San Francisco. She also completed the Sati Center Buddhist Chaplaincy training program in 2007. Rev. Stark is a Dharma heir in the Suzuki Roshi lineage and is affiliated with San Francisco Zen Center. She is currently the guiding teacher for Sonoma Valley Zen.  
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/intro-to-buddhist-chaplaincy/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T100000
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SUMMARY:2022 Commencement Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Please join us (virtually) for the 2022 Graduation and Commencement service on Friday\, May 20\, 2022. \nWe will be honoring those students completing degree and certificate programs in 2022 as well as those students from 2020 and 2021. \nIn order to protect the health and safety of our community\, in person attendance will be limited to our graduates and one guest per graduate as well as IBS staff\, faculty\, and members of the Board of Trustees.  Graduates intending to attend in person must contact Helen Tagawa\, Registrar and Director of Student Services\, to confirm. All in person attendees must abide by current IBS and BCA covid protocols which include vaccination and indoor masking. \nThose unable to attend in person are welcome to celebrate our students virtually. We will streaming the commencement service via Zoom. To join via Zoom\, please register here. \nPlease contact our offices with any questions or concerns. \nCongratulations to all our graduates! \nDownload the commencement program here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2022-commencement-ceremony/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Graduation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220428T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220428T170000
DTSTAMP:20220315T195658Z
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220126T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220126T190000
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SUMMARY:Spring 2022 Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:IBS is pleased to offer a Virtual Open House on January 26\, 2022. Come learn about our stackable curriculum\, degree and certificate programs\, financial aid and more! \nIBS alumni Rev. Blayne Higa and dharma teacher and chaplain Dawn Neal will speak about their educational experiences and answer question. \nDean Scott Mitchell\, Sōtō Zen Buddhist Studies Certificate Program Director Rev. Dr. Daijaku Kinst\, chaplaincy program coordinator Chenxing Han and Shin Buddhist Studies program coordinator Rev. Harry Bridge will also be available to answer questions about the application process\, school culture\, tuition\, differences between programs\, and course offerings. \nBuddhist chaplain Dawn Neal \n  \nRev Blayne Higa \n  \nThe agenda for this event is as follows: \n-Opening and introduction to IBS programs\, application process and financial aid \n-Presentations by Rev. Blayne Higa and Dawn Neal \n-Breakout rooms with program coordinators (prospective candidates can choose who they’d like to meet with) \n-General Q&A and closing \n  \nRegister in advance for this meeting here:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsdOyqqzMjG9L34_8WYUYopXjwIdnFj4iy \nFor more information\, please contact our admissions director Rev. Gesshin Greenwood at gesshin@shin-ibs.edu \nCurious about our courses but don’t want to commit to a full program? You can audit a course or enroll as a special student and apply the credit later. Check out Dr. Mitchell’s course Buddhism and the West. 
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/spring-2022-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Admissions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211111T210000
DTSTAMP:20211015T162616Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Service
DESCRIPTION:The Institute of Buddhist Studies will hold its Annual Memorial Service via Zoom on Thursday\, November 11\, 2021\, at 7:00 pm (Pacific time). This will be an opportunity for us to remember all of the many people who have allowed IBS to grow and flourish. We would be very honored if you could join us at this important event. \nClick here to register for this event.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2021memorial/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211023
DTSTAMP:20210928T173145Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211006T183000
DTSTAMP:20210923T235647Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:IBS is pleased to offer this year’s first Virtual Open House. Come learn about our stackable curriculum\, degree and certificate programs\, financial aid and more! \nSōtō Zen Buddhist Studies Certificate Program Director Rev. Dr. Daijaku Kinst\, chaplaincy program coordinator Chenxing Han and Shin Buddhist Studies program coordinator Rev. Harry Bridge will be presenting on the two certificate programs and answering questions. \n  \n  \nThe agenda for this event is as follows: \n-Opening and introduction to IBS programs\, application process and financial aid \n-Presentations by Rev. Kinst\, Chenxing Han and Rev. Bridge on their different programs \n-Breakout rooms with program coordinators (prospective candidates can choose who they’d like to meet with) \n-General Q&A and closing \nRev. Daijaku Kinst \nChenxing Han \nRev Harry Bridge \nRegister for this event here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Admissions
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210910T140000
DTSTAMP:20210805T183429Z
CREATED:20210720T183820Z
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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:20210521T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210521T150000
DTSTAMP:20210422T162428Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Graduation and Commencement
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a celebration of our students on Friday May 21 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Register here for the Zoom meeting. \nDue to the covid pandemic last year\, IBS was unable to host an in-person commencement ceremony for our 2020 graduates. Unfortunately\, though there is a light at the end of the tunnel\, we are not quite ready to come together in person. And so we will gather virtually to celebrate the achievements of both our 2020 and 2021 graduates as they complete their degree and certificate programs. \nAdditionally\, we will be honoring Rev. Dr. Seigen Yamaoka and his many years of support and selfless contributions to our community which have made possible the spread of the Dharma in America. \nAll members of our community — students\, faculty\, staff\, friends\, and family — are welcome to attend this special service. Please register for the event to get the Zoom information\, and contact our offices with any questions or concerns. \nDownload the 2021 Commencement Program as a PDF.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2021graduation/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Graduation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210429T133000
DTSTAMP:20210426T172554Z
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SUMMARY:Daring Compassion & Movement Chaplaincy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk about care\, accompaniment and resilience building in social change movements and the specific emerging role of movement chaplaincy as a source of support and care. Are movements secular? Is there a place for emotional and spiritual care in the work of changing laws\, communities and dominant systems? We will explore these and other questions in an interactive discussion about providing care and nurturing sustainable leadership in the world of activism\, organizing and social change. \nFaith Matters Network’s Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Project advances the emerging vocational role of Movement Chaplain through training and supporting spiritual and emotional caregivers in social change movements. Movement Chaplaincy is the work of spiritual accompaniment to social justice movements and their leaders. Just as there are chaplains who attend to the spiritual needs of people in hospitals\, colleges\, corporations and other settings\, there is a need for those who can fill this role within our movements for social change. The Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Training focuses on the basic skills and knowledge central for the role of Movement Chaplain — those who focus on care\, healing\, and resilience building to people engaged in social justice movements. \nClick here to register for this event. \n\nFacilitators\nMicky ScottBey Jones (she/her) – the Justice Doula – accompanies people as they birth more love\, justice and shalom into our world. As a womanist\, faith rooted\, contemplative activist\, movement chaplain\, and nonviolence practitioner\, Micky supports students\, clergy\, activists and everyday leaders in a variety of roles – speaker\, writer\, facilitator\, pilgrimage guide and teacher. She is the Director of Resilience and Healing Initiatives with Faith Matters Network known for The People’s Supper which gathered more than 10\,000 people around tables after the 2016 U.S. election for bridging and healing conversations. She’s the founder of FMN’s Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Project\, which has already trained hundreds of people in accompaniment\, healing & resilience building in social change movements. Micky earned a M.A. in Intercultural Studies from NAIITS/Portland Seminary and is a trained and certified Enneagram teacher. She is featured in two multi-authored books – Becoming Like Creoles: Living and Leading at the Intersections of Injustice\, Culture and Religion and Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers. \nFeatured by the Nobel Women’s Initiative’s #16DaysOfBoldChange\, racial justice fellow for Christians for Social Action and named one of the Black Christian leaders changing the world in Huffington Post\, Micky is known worldwide for exploring peacemaking and justice movements in different contexts\, across continents\, crafting experiences for brave space\, transformation and revolutionary love\, compelling storytelling\, engaging in authentic conversations – and most importantly – never passing up a dance floor. \nHilary Allen (she/her) – is a facilitator and consultant focused on individuals and collectives at the intersection of justice and spirituality. Committed to transforming the experiences of people within movement\, Hilary co-founded and convened Ruach Guild\, a peer supervision group for activists and organizers honing spiritual care. Based in Boston\, Hilary also serves as a strategic companion to people and organizations connected to movements for justice. She is a Congregational Consultant in the New England Region of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Hilary received a Master of Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School and completed a Clinical Pastoral Education unit at Hebrew SeniorLife. She loves to circle up with good people\, especially to sing\, and cherishes adventures with her toddler son.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/movement/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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:20210212T212729Z
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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:20210317T231658Z
CREATED:20210208T214044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T231658Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210312
DTSTAMP:20210215T174418Z
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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:20210128T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210128T143000
DTSTAMP:20210104T183524Z
CREATED:20201029T235733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T183524Z
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SUMMARY:Be the Refuge — Book Launch: A Conversation with Chenxing Han
DESCRIPTION:Be the Refuge Book Launch: A Conversation with Chenxing Han \n  \nJoin us on Thursday\, January 28\, 2021\, for a conversation with Chenxing Han to discuss her new book\, Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists. \nRegister for this event here! \nBegun as a research project at IBS\, Han’s forthcoming book both critiques the erasure and uplifts the voices of Asian American Buddhists. Han’s work champions Asian American Buddhists as trailblazers\, bridge-builders\, integrators\, and refuge-makers\, bringing a fresh perspective to the study of American Buddhism. She will be joined in conversation with IBS Dean Scott Mitchell. \nChenxing Han is a Bay Area–based writer whose publications have appeared in Buddhadharma\, Journal of Global Buddhism\, Lion’s Roar\, Pacific World\, Tricycle\, and elsewhere. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA in Buddhist studies from the Graduate Theological Union. After studying chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley\, California she worked in spiritual care at a nearby community hospital in Oakland. Be the Refuge (North Atlantic Books) is her first book. www.chenxinghan.com \nThis webinar will take place on Thursday\, January 28\, 2021\, from 1:00 to 2:30 PST. Registration is free but space is limited. \nRegister for this event here! \nPreorder Be the Refuge online here.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/refuge2021/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201113
DTSTAMP:20200803T182043Z
CREATED:20200803T182043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T182043Z
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SUMMARY:Fall 2020 Memorial Service
DESCRIPTION:More information is coming soon.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/fall-2020-memorial-service/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Memorials
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T140000
DTSTAMP:20200911T001355Z
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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:20200911T000057Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T000057Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20200313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200316
DTSTAMP:20200304T185633Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations for Buddhist Chaplaincy: Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: This event has been cancelled. \nRegrettably\, due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation\, and an overabundance of caution\, CJS and IBS have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. The organizers sincerely hope to reschedule this important conference at some point in the near future. For updates\, please sign up for our email list. \nFoundations for Buddhist Chaplaincy:\nDialogues and Developments in Japan and North America connecting Teachings and Effective Service \nCo-sponsored by the\nInstitute of Buddhist Studies and\nUC Berkeley’s Center for Japanese Studies \nAnd supported by BDK America
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/chapcon2020/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T210000
DTSTAMP:20200214T233442Z
CREATED:20190808T183121Z
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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:20200213T002437Z
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:20191114T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T200000
DTSTAMP:20190731T164905Z
CREATED:20190731T164905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T164905Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Annual Memorial Service
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019-annual-memorial-service/
LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Memorials
ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T170000
DTSTAMP:20191025T211435Z
CREATED:20191025T204846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191025T211435Z
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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
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