Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Jun 29 to Jun 30

After Mindfulness Urban Retreat

DRBU is pleased to be a partner of the After Mindfulness Urban Retreat, a two-day event in Berkeley on June 29-30.

Aug 10 to Aug 16

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.

Past Events

Sep 27, 2018

Creating Comics from Classical Texts: A Workshop

Join in this hands-on workshop to get started expressing your insights from eastern and western classical texts through the medium of comics.
Sep 22, 2018 to Dec 15, 2018

Drawing + Woodcut Printing

Art classes in drawing and woodcut printing with the DRBU Arts Initiative. Let’s create together.
Jun 2, 2018 to Aug 24, 2018

Beauty of Ink: Exhibition & Workshop

Art of Ink in America Society 2018
May 16, 2018

Public Screening "Unlocking the Cage"

DRBU Symposium team and CARE: Compassion for Animals, Respect for the Earth are proud to announce a free public screening of the highly-acclaimed documentary, Unlocking the Cage.
Apr 24, 2018

Book Release - Responsible Living: Explorations in Applied Buddhist Ethics

Dharma Realm Buddhist University and the Buddhist Text Translation Society are delighted to announce a new publication by Dharma Realm Buddhist University’s Chancellor Emeritus, Dr. Ron Epstein, Ph.D. Responsible Living: Explorations in Applied Buddhist Ethics - Animals, Environment, GMOs, Digital Media is a collection of exploratory essays which uses applied Buddhist ethics, with support from passages in classic Buddhist texts, to address a host of modern day issues related to the environment, animal rights, and digital media.

Apr 19, 2018

Awakin Circle

We are please to announce the first Awakin Circle at DRBU with our dear friends from Service Space. During the circle time, two musicians Nimo and Fab will be sharing their music and reflection with us.
Mar 4, 2018 to Mar 25, 2018

Lectures by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi will offer two lectures: "Planting Wholesome Roots" and "Practical Dependent Origination."
Feb 25, 2018

The First Annual DRBU Student Symposium

The First Annual DRBU Student Symposium will take place on Sunday, February 25.

Feb 6, 2018

Heidegger and Today's Global Thinking: On the Way to Thinking

This lecture is an invitation to take a stroll through Heidegger's field that leads to thinking and closely follow the invisible marks that he may have left behind in his late years.
Dec 13, 2017

Ven. Kaccāna Bhikku on Spiritual Friendship and Communal Harmony

This talk will be on spiritual friendship and harmonious living with regard to cultivating qualities that contribute to a healthy community.