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. This reception will be an occasion to celebrate […]
Please join us in celebrating our 2017 graduating students, Friday, May 19, from 10:30 a.m. Please contact our office for more information.
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. […]
New and returning students are encouraged to attend the IBS Fall 2017 student orientation. Please contact our Registrar's Office for more details.
Annual memorial service to remember those who have gone before and helped to create, sustain, and grow IBS. More information is forthcoming.
A Symposium Presented by the Institute of Buddhist Studies & BCA Center for Buddhist Education Religiosity & Social Consciousness in the Buddhist Churches of America Thursday, February 22, 2018 1 - 5 pm Free and Open to the Public Keynote […]
The 2018 Ryukoku Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Yoshiyuki Inoue who will present on "Shin Buddhism Doctrinal Structure: Entrusting Heart and Mind and Nembutsu; Realization and Liberation" over two nights, March 13 and 15, 2018, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The lectures […]
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 […]
Introduction to Buddhist Chaplaincy with Jennifer Lemas and Daijaku Kinst 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. In recent years, Buddhist […]
More information on our 2018 graduation ceremony and celebration is forthcoming.
