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The 2016 IBS Winter Symposium, held in conjunction with the Buddhist Churches of America National Council and co-sponsored by the Center for Buddhist Education, will take place on March 3 in Visalia, California. Talks by: Rev. Marvin Harada Orange County […]

In December 2015, the Institute of Buddhist Studies was granted eligibility to pursue accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission (or WSCUC). This is an important first step in the next chapter of […]

Please join us for the exclusive West Coast exhibit of Tsuneo Iwasaki’s work curated by Dr. Paula Arai. Dr. Paula Arai is a renowned author, speaker and professor of Buddhist Studies, who worked closely with Iwasaki while researching his paintings which illustrates the liberative power of the Heart Sutra.

An examination of the Shin Buddhist tradition in light of recent developments in continental philosophy and continental philosophy in light of Shin Buddhism.

The Institute of Buddhist Studies conducted its annual Memorial Service to express it deepest gratitude to many IBS friends, who have supported the dream of IBS, on Friday, October 30, 2015  at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley, CA. This […]

Over One Hundred Pure Land Scholars Convene IBS Hosts 17th Biennial IASBS Meeting at the Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley The Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) was honored to host the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies’ (IASBS) 17th Biennial Meeting, […]

The Call of the Nembutsu Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto, Professor, Institute of Buddhist Studies Special Guest Speaker: Uma Lama Ghising, Kathmandu Hongwanji, Nepal Guest Speaker: Rev. Mitsuya Dake, Ryukoku University, Department of Intercultural Communication Engaged Buddhism as a Worldwide Phenomenon Panel […]

“Shinran and the Sutra of Immeasurable Life: Reflections on Reading in the Buddhist Tradition,” is the theme of the symposium co-sponsored by the Ryukoku University Translation Center and the Institute of Buddhist Studies Center for Contemporary Shin Studies on Thursday, […]

Five Institute of Buddhist Studies’ students were presented with their Masters Degrees and two professorial chair appointments were made at commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Jodo Shinshu Center, 2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA .

The Harvard Divinity School’s Buddhist Ministry Initiative presented a conference on: Education and Buddhist Ministry: Whither and Why? on April 23-25, 2015, at the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge. Details of the conference topics and presenters is given below. Included […]

On Friday, February 20, 2015, the IBS, with Wisdom Publications, hosted the symposium “Mindfulness: Three Buddhist Perspectives.” The purpose of the symposium was to compare and contrast mindfulness practices in three different traditions: Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan. The panelists provide […]

This conference aims to present new research on the turbulent period between the Meiji Restoration and the onset of full-scale warfare in 1931 when the central government of Japan expressed open hostility toward Buddhism for the first time since its […]

The Sixth International Ryukoku Symposium on Buddhism and Japanese Culture, co-hosted by the University of California, Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies and the Institute of Buddhist Studies, will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 9:am to 5 pm […]

Ajahm Brahm, Taigen Dan Leighton, and Jonathan Landaw compare and contrast mindfulness practices in three different traditions: Theravadan, Zen tradition, and Tibetan. The panelists provide their personal perspective informed by their traditions and then comment on the modern mindfulness movement. […]

Co-sponsored by the Ryukoku University Translation Center and Institute of Buddhist Studies, Center for Contemporary Shin Buddhist Studies. In this symposium a number of Buddhist scholars and theologians will address the questions of how Shinran’s treatment of the Sutra of Immeasurable […]

Institute of Buddhist Studies graduate Naoyuki Ogi has recently had two books published in Japan. The first is a Japanese translation of David Loy’s 2008 Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution.  A second book is his original […]

The Mindfulness and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice conference brings together internationally recognized researchers engaged in the scientific study of mindfulness and compassion meditation with seasoned Buddhist teachers and scholars to explore the frontiers of contemplative practice. […]

Editor’s Note: the following is a transcript of the prepared remarks to the graduating class of 2014, delivered on 23 May 2014, by Rev. Peter Yuichi Clark. Rev. Clark is Professor of Pastoral Care at the American Baptist Seminary of […]

Learn more about the path to becoming a Buddhist chaplain at this informational symposium. Details forthcoming.

Details are forthcoming.