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If We Don't Know What's Real, How Can We Resist?
Freedom, Buddhism, and "The Matrix" Join us for this free event!
Past Events
Shifting Culture with Buddhist Principles
How is Self-Transformation Related to Climate Action? Join us for this online event!
Dr. Charles DiSimone from Ghent University, Belgium "A Glimpse into Buddhist Textuality in Greater Ghandāra"
Join Dr. Charles DiSimone for a lecture on meant for both specialist and general audiences alike
Shared Inquiry on Embodied Wisdom
Join an online reading group on the topic of embodied wisdom using the DRBU discussion method of shared inquiry
Cide Hamete Benengeli, Author of Don Quixote with Dr. Michael Wolfe
Join Dr. Michael Wolfe for a lecture on Cide Hamete Benengeli, Author of Don Quixote
Lecture on Ācārya Prajñākaramati's Verse of Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom with Dr. Mattia Salvini
Professor Mattia Salvini is currently Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Dean of Scriptural Languages at the International Buddhist College, Sadao Campus, Thailand.
Feeling Blah? On Finding Freedom and Empowerment in Pandemic Times
A virtual dialogue exploring the themes of freedom and power through Buddhist and Western philosophical lenses
2021 Commencement
Celebrating the graduating BA and MA cohorts of 2021.
Guanyin and Chinese Culture with Dr. Chün-fang Yü
During the two-thousand year history of Buddhism in China, Guanyin has remained as the most famous Buddhist deity. A Chinese saying aptly describes the great popularity of this savior bodhisattva, “Everybody knows how to chant A-mi-tuo-fo, and every household worships Guanyin.” This talk will discuss how and why this came to pass. What are the scriptural bases of the cult, the rituals and practices which promote the belief, and the legends and visual culture which contribute its spread? More intriguingly, why did Guanyin become a “Goddess of Mercy”, a nickname coined by Jesuit missionaries, in late imperial China? The cult of Guanyin can serve as a case study of the mutual interaction between Buddhism and Chinese culture.
Communication as a Spiritual Practice with Oren Jay Sofer
What conditions support dialogue? How can we express ourselves openly, honestly and clearly in a way that creates more understanding? How can we hear the essence of what others are saying, even when they speak in ways we find challenging to hear?
Fourth Annual Student Symposium
DRBU students will be presenting written work from an academic course. We look forward to celebrating student discoveries in close reading and shared inquiry!
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