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Life and Thought of Rennyo – His Propagation Skills and Influences The 2020 Ryukoku Lectures will be delivered by Kenjun Inoue, Assistant Professor of the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies, Ryukoku University. The topic of the lectures will be Rennyo […]

Life and Thought of Rennyo – His Propagation Skills and Influences The 2020 Ryukoku Lectures will be delivered by Kenjun Inoue, Assistant Professor of the Department of Shin Buddhist Studies, Ryukoku University. The topic of the lectures will be Rennyo […]

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.

On July 20, hundreds of people from across the country, including over twenty Buddhist priest from various traditions, joined together to protest at the Fort Sill army base, in Oklahoma. The U.S army imprisoned Native Americans at Fort Sill in […]

IBS would like to introduce our new Chaplaincy Program Coordinator, Gesshin Greenwood. Gesshin is a San Francisco native, Soto Zen priest, and therapist in training. She ordained in Japan with Seido Suzuki Roshi, and trained at Toshoji Monastery and Aichi […]

On Friday, May 24, 2019, the faculty, trustees, students and friends of the Institute of Buddhist Studies gathered in the Kodo of the Jodo Shinshu Center to honor the accomplishments of its students who completed degrees and certificate programs. Additionally […]

For the last year, IBS Dean Scott Mitchell has served as a guest editor for the journal Religions overseeing a special issue on Buddhism in the United States and Canada. From the journal: Over the last century, Buddhism has grown […]

Please join us for the 2019 Numata Lecture with Dr. Courtney Bruntz Thursday October 17 at 4 p.m. Robots in Robes: Buddhism, AI, and Skillful Means In 2015, the Longquan Temple outside Beijing unveiled “Xian’er” — a two-foot-tall robot monk […]

The Science and Technology of Buddhism Call for Papers Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2019  Deadline extended! July 15, 2019 Symposium: October 17, 2019 The 2019 Graduate Student Symposium at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, funded in part by the […]

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new educational program — a Certificate in Buddhist Studies. This low-residency graduate program may be completed on-site in Berkeley or fully online. The program is intended to introduce students both […]

A new anthology of Pure Land texts and commentaries, edited by Georgios T. Halkias and Richard K. Payne, has been published by the Univeristy of Hawai’i Press. This diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and […]

With Jennifer Lemas, Daijaku Kinst, Diane Wilde and Others Saturday May 11, 2019, 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. Join us for a half-day overview of a chaplain’s work of providing spiritual care and support for people in hospitals, hospices, prisons, and […]

The Institute of Buddhist Studies has recently launched a re-designed website! The new design better reflects who we are as a community of Buddhist education and research, and better serves resources for current and potential students. Some new features of […]

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.

Joanne Laurence, a 2016 graduate of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and Institute of Buddhist Studies (IBS) Master of Arts program in Buddhist Chaplaincy, was awarded the highest professional certification, Board Certified Chaplain [BCC], from the Association of Professional Chaplains. […]

Institute of Buddhist Studies Hosts Religion Scholars and Journalists from Across the US to Address Technology’s Impacts on Human Relationships From October 2-4, the Institute of Buddhist Studies held its first annual meeting for grantees of Public Theologies of Technology […]

At its November 2018 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Buddhist Studies updated its mission statement to: To provide graduate level education in the full breadth of the Buddhist tradition with specialized education supporting Pure Land and […]

The Institute of Buddhist Studies conducted its 6thAnnual Memorial Service on October 1, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Jodo Shinshu Center Kodo, Berkeley, CA to honor 130 past supporters who were founders, donors, leaders, teachers, students, staff, and friends, […]

The American Academy of Religion, North America’s largest professional organization dedicated to the academic study of religion, will hold its annual meeting this November in Denver, Colorado, from November 17-20. This annual event provides ample opportunities for Buddhist Studies scholars […]

Our annual symposium at the BCA National Council Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. More information is forthcoming.