Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture Featuring Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka Professor Emeritus, Musashino University, Tokyo Click here to register for this event. With generous support from the Unno family and in honor of the Seventh Cycle Memorial for Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno […]
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” In our present day, when a politics […]
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 […]
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. Due to the covid pandemic last year, IBS was unable to host an in-person commencement ceremony […]
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 […]
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! Sōtō Zen Buddhist Studies Certificate Program Director Rev. Dr. Daijaku Kinst, chaplaincy program coordinator Chenxing […]
Authority and Normativity in and Between Buddhist Traditions 9 AM - 12:30 PM PT Registration info here The question “what is Buddhism?” is deceptively uncomplicated. Scratching beneath the surface of this question presents a host of issues surrounding who has […]
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 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! IBS alumni Rev. Blayne Higa and dharma teacher and chaplain Dawn Neal will […]
Ōjōyōshū- A Collection on the Essentials Concerning Birth and Shinran Shōnins 「往生要集』と親鸞聖人」 Professor Bunei Takada, Ryukoku University, Faculty of Letters: Shin Buddhist Studies Ōjōyōshū - A Collection on the Essentials Concerning Birth is the important scripture in Shin Buddhist studies. […]
