BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute of Buddhist Studies - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210312 DTSTAMP:20210215T174418Z CREATED:20200918T161211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210215T174418Z UID:8459-1615161600-1615507199@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210128T143000 DTSTAMP:20210104T183524Z CREATED:20201029T235733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T183524Z UID:8602-1611838800-1611844200@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201113 DTSTAMP:20200803T182043Z CREATED:20200803T182043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200803T182043Z UID:8333-1605139200-1605225599@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2020 Memorial Service DESCRIPTION:More information is coming soon. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/fall-2020-memorial-service/ CATEGORIES:Memorials END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201023T140000 DTSTAMP:20200911T001355Z CREATED:20200803T181959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T001355Z UID:8331-1603458000-1603461600@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201009T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201009T150000 DTSTAMP:20200911T000057Z CREATED:20200803T181921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T000057Z UID:8329-1602248400-1602255600@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200316 DTSTAMP:20200304T185633Z CREATED:20191202T225910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200304T185633Z UID:8179-1584057600-1584316799@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T210000 DTSTAMP:20200214T233442Z CREATED:20190808T183121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200214T233442Z UID:8057-1582826400-1582837200@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T210000 DTSTAMP:20200213T002437Z CREATED:20190808T183035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T002437Z UID:8055-1582653600-1582664400@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T200000 DTSTAMP:20190731T164905Z CREATED:20190731T164905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T164905Z UID:8031-1573750800-1573761600@www.shin-ibs.edu 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T170000 DTSTAMP:20191025T211435Z 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:20191017T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T180000 DTSTAMP:20190923T212042Z CREATED:20190418T165137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190923T212042Z UID:7913-1571328000-1571335200@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Robots in Robes: Buddhism\, AI\, and Skillful Means\, 2019 Numata Lecture DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 2019 Numata Lecture\nwith Dr. Courtney Bruntz\nThursday October 17 at 4 p.m. \nRobots in Robes: Buddhism\, AI\, and Skillful Means \nIn 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 on the Heart Sutra. This lecture explores intersections of Buddhism and robotics to reveal the variety of ways in which Buddhists are making use of artificial intelligence in Chinese and Japanese contexts\, plus the justifications Buddhist leaders provide for embracing robotic technology. From political support to survival\, Buddhist communities are utilizing AI as skillful means. But at what cost? At the conclusion\, this lecture seeks to unravel the implications of Buddhists adopting AI. \nDr. Courtney Bruntz\, Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Doane University. Dr. Bruntz’s work focuses on tourism and economics in mainland China\, including the use of new media technology and robotics by Buddhist monastics. She is co-editor of the forthcoming book from University of Hawaii Press\, Buddhist Tourism in Asia. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nRSVP on Facebook. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019gss/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Lecture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mindar_robot_color_GettyImages_1129444022__1_.0.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190524T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190524T130000 DTSTAMP:20190405T153542Z CREATED:20190405T153542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T153542Z UID:7843-1558692000-1558702800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2019 Graduation and Commencement Ceremony DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019-graduation-and-commencement-ceremony/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190511T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190511T123000 DTSTAMP:20190406T000136Z CREATED:20190406T000136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190406T000136Z UID:7865-1557567000-1557577800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy DESCRIPTION:With Jennifer Lemas\, Daijaku Kinst\, Diane Wilde and Others Saturday\nMay 11\, 2019\, 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. \nJoin 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 about the Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training and the Institute for Buddhist Studies Chaplaincy Degree Program will also be provided. \nDaijaku Kinst is the Hanyu Professor of Buddhist Chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the direc- tor of the Buddhist Chaplaincy graduate program offered jointly by IBS and the Graduate Theological Union. She is a Soto Zen priest and guiding teacher\, with Rev. Shinshu Roberts\, of the Ocean Gate Zen Center in Capitola CA. She also trained and is licensed as a marriage and family therapist and completed one unit of CPE at UCSF. \nDiane Wilde has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project\, and helps to coordinate and train over 65 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She was lay or- dained as a Buddhist Minister by Gil Fronsdal in 2015. She is a teacher at Sacramento Insight Meditation and California State Prison Sacramento. \nJennifer Lemas has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1997. She was lay ordained as a Buddhist Minister by Gil Fronsdal. She is a graduate of the Sati Center Buddhist Chaplaincy Program\, Upaya’s Buddhist Chaplaincy and has completed four units of CPE at Sequoia Hospital. Jennifer has served as a chaplain since 2010 at various Bay Area Hospitals. She also leads the Buddhism and Recovery group at IMC. \nNo cost– Donations Welcome – No Registration Required\nInsight Meditation Center\, 108 Birch Street\, Redwood City\, CA 94062 URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/introduction-to-buddhist-chaplaincy-2/ LOCATION:Sati Center\, Insight Mediation Center\, 108 Birch Street\, Redwood City\, CA\, 94062\, United States CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190412T160000 DTSTAMP:20190405T153349Z 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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T210000 DTSTAMP:20181024T170510Z CREATED:20181024T165931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181024T170510Z UID:6676-1552413600-1552424400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2019 Ryukoku Lecture (1): The World of Theravadins DESCRIPTION: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.” URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2019-ryukoku-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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190308 DTSTAMP:20181102T230908Z 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/ CATEGORIES:Symposia ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181101T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181101T210000 DTSTAMP:20181001T203729Z CREATED:20180711T165124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T203729Z UID:6132-1541093400-1541106000@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Annual Memorial Service DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/annual-memorial-service-tentative/ 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTSTAMP:20180828T195432Z 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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180822T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180822T130000 DTSTAMP:20180711T164900Z CREATED:20180711T164900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180711T164900Z UID:6871-1534933800-1534942800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:New and Returning Student Orientation DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/new-and-returning-student-orientation-2/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Orientation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180722 DTSTAMP:20180413T152341Z 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:20180518T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T130000 DTSTAMP:20180124T173748Z CREATED:20180124T173748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180124T173748Z UID:5755-1526637600-1526648400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2018 Graduation and Commencement DESCRIPTION:More information on our 2018 graduation ceremony and celebration is forthcoming. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2018-graduation-and-commencement/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T123000 DTSTAMP:20180402T183228Z CREATED:20180402T183201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T183228Z UID:5884-1525512600-1525523400@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy\nwith Jennifer Lemas and Daijaku Kinst \nA 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. In recent years\, Buddhist practitioners have been experiencing chaplaincy as a powerful opportunity to practice engaged Buddhism\, and for some\, as a profession. Information about the Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training and the Institute for Buddhist Studies Chaplaincy Degree Program will also be provided. \nPlease contact the Sati Center for more information. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/introduction-to-buddhist-chaplaincy/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Orientation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180326 DTSTAMP:20170712T214921Z CREATED:20170712T214921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T214921Z UID:5424-1521763200-1522022399@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:American Academy of Religion Western Region DESCRIPTION:​The overall theme for the 2018 Conference is Religion and Kindness. We are using this idea in its broadest terms; sometimes admiring\, sometimes damning\, and may be some of the times authoritative\, while in all other times passionate. We are hoping to encompass difference\, racism\, feminism\, womanism\, eco-justice\, gender justice\, sexual orientation\, classism\, colonialism\, neocolonialism and all other ISIMs\, seen through the eyes of religious studies scholars. \nFor the full call for papers\, visit the Western Region website here: http://www.aarwr.com/call-for-papers.html. For more information\, please contact the AAR directly. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/american-academy-of-religion-western-region/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T210000 DTSTAMP:20180117T232855Z CREATED:20180117T232404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T232855Z UID:5726-1520964000-1520974800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Spring 2018 Ryukoku Lecture (1) DESCRIPTION:The 2018 Ryukoku Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Yoshiyuki Inoue who will present on\n“Shin Buddhism Doctrinal Structure: Entrusting Heart and Mind and Nembutsu; Realization and Liberation”\nover two nights\, March 13 and 15\, 2018\, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. \nThe lectures will be delivered in Japanese with English translation. \nFree and open to the public. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2018-ryukoku-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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T170000 DTSTAMP:20171201T180734Z 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:20171026T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171026T203000 DTSTAMP:20170911T190200Z CREATED:20170822T224503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170911T190200Z UID:5532-1509039000-1509049800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Memorial Service DESCRIPTION:Annual memorial service to remember those who have gone before and helped to create\, sustain\, and grow IBS. More information is forthcoming. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170830T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170830T140000 DTSTAMP:20170810T171349Z CREATED:20170710T203152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170810T171349Z UID:5417-1504089000-1504101600@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2017 Student Orientation DESCRIPTION:New and returning students are encouraged to attend the IBS Fall 2017 student orientation. Please contact our Registrar’s Office for more details. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/fall-2017-student-orientation/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Orientation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170821 DTSTAMP:20170710T202938Z CREATED:20170710T202938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170710T202938Z UID:5415-1503014400-1503273599@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Summer 2017 Pacific Seminar DESCRIPTION:On August 18 – 20\, 2017\,  the Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) and the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) Center for Buddhist Education (CBE) will present the annual Summer Pacific Seminar – 21st Century at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley\, CA.  \n“Shin Buddhism: Current Challenges and Future Prospects” will continue the exploration of the meaning of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism as a worldwide religion. Presenters from many corners of the world\, including Australia\, England\, Brazil and the U.S. will share their experiences and insights on Shin Buddhism today and in the future.   \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education. For complete event information and registration\, please visit the event website here. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/summer-2017-pacific-seminar/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170519T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170519T130000 DTSTAMP:20170321T195337Z CREATED:20170321T195337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170321T195337Z UID:5130-1495189800-1495198800@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:2017 Graduation and Commencement DESCRIPTION:Please join us in celebrating our 2017 graduating students\, Friday\, May 19\, from 10:30 a.m. \nPlease contact our office for more information. URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/2017-graduation-and-commencement/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduation ORGANIZER;CN="Institute of Buddhist Studies":MAILTO:instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T200000 DTSTAMP:20170412T204001Z CREATED:20170412T203849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170412T204001Z UID:5169-1495126800-1495137600@www.shin-ibs.edu SUMMARY:Alumni Association 2017 Graduate Reception DESCRIPTION:The Alumni Association of the Institute of Buddhist Studies is holding the first ever graduate reception on Thursday\, May 18\, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Jodo Shinshu Center. \nThis reception will be an occasion to celebrate the accomplishments of our 2017 graduates who will give a short presentation of their culmination projects and share how they plan to utilize their education to be of service in the community. This will be followed by a message from an outstanding IBS alumni\, Rev. Marvin Harada of the Orange County Buddhist Church. Light refreshments to follow. \nPlease RSVP to alumni@shin-ibs.edu. \nWe hope you can join us! \nWith gratitude\, \nSteering Committee\nAlumni Association of the Institute of Buddhist Studies URL:https://www.shin-ibs.edu/event/alumni-association-2017-graduate-reception/ LOCATION:Jodo Shinshu Center (IBS)\, 2140 Durant Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States CATEGORIES:Graduation ORGANIZER;CN="IBS Alumni Association":MAILTO:alumni@shin-ibs.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR