Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Oct 3

Wisdom, Compassion, and Relationships in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

How will AI impact our relationships and our capacity for wisdom and compassion?
Oct 24

How does one know? What is required to 'know thyself'? DRBU Reading Group

Join an online reading group using the DRBU discussion method of shared inquiry.

Past Events

Dec 1, 2022

Approaches and Experiences in Digital Humanities Interdisciplinary Research

Dr. Kailan Sindelar will discuss various research methods in digital humanities and technical communication, focusing on her research on environmental communication with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). She will address how digital humanities and technical communication research intersects with other disciplines and how digital media can help address communication challenges to support social good and well-being for the user.
Nov 18, 2022

Cinematic Guitar Poetry Concert

The DRBU Arts Initiative cordially invites you to the Cinematic Guitar Poetry concert live stream on YouTube, featuring guitarist and songwriter Hiroya Tsukamoto, at 7:00pm PST on Friday, November 18. We hope you will join us for a relaxing evening of eclectic and mesmerizing music. 
Nov 8, 2022

Fall Virtual Open House: Meet a Current Student!

What is it really like being a student at DRBU?  What are classes like? What do people do for fun? How are the dorms? Join us for an informal Q&A with our current students!
Nov 1, 2022

Film Screening: "The Mountain Path" & Interview with Director Edward Burger

Join us for a film screening of The Mountain Path and a discussion with director Edward A. Burger and a Mahayana monk Rev. Heng Sure
Oct 20, 2022

Translation as a Spiritual Practice? An Evening with Reverend Heng Sure

Can the act of translating Buddhist texts itself be a profound catalyst for spiritual growth and transformation?
Sep 29, 2022

Jedi Training: Cultivating the Mind through the Lens of Star Wars

While the Star Wars franchise obviously entertains millions of people, can it also guide the serious cultivation of our mind and character?
Sep 14, 2022

What is required to 'know thyself'? Shared Inquiry at DRBU

Join an online reading group with Dharma Realm Buddhist University faculty. Using the DRBU discussion method of shared inquiry, we will approach a text from our curriculum which spans Asian and Western philosophy and literature.
Sep 13, 2022

How NOT to Rectify Names: Confucius on the Philosophy of Language

Join us for the Symposium lecture by Bryan W. Van Norden, who is author, editor, or translator of ten books on Chinese and comparative philosophy.

Sep 1, 2022

Why So Lonely? (Buddhism, Loneliness, & Human Connection)

Before the COVID epidemic, there was the “loneliness epidemic”, and COVID has only exacerbated it. In a recent citywide survey by New York’s health department, two-thirds said they felt socially isolated, and in a recent national survey, 61 percent of those aged 18 to 25 reported high levels of loneliness.
Jul 31, 2022 to Aug 6, 2022

Seminar on Reading & Translating Buddhist Texts

This seven-day seminar held in the peaceful setting of a Mahayana Buddhist monastery in Ukiah, California—the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas—will introduce participants to early Buddhist literature.